On Sunday, May 29, 2022 Deputy Kenny Perkins initiated a traffic stop on Jamestown Street on a 2007 GMC. During the stop it was found that the operator, Jon Hutcheson, was operating with a suspended license. Deputies also suspected that illegal substances were in the vehicle and called for a K-9. Columbia Police Officer Trevor Foster responded with K-9 Callie who gave a positive hit indicator to the presence of narcotics. A search of the vehicle resulted in a quantity of suspected methamphetamine, marijuana and cash being located.
Hutcheson was arrested and lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail on the following charges:
- Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree (Methamphetamine)
- Possession of Marijuana
- Operating Motor Vehicle on a Suspended Operators License &
- Expired Registration Plates.
Deputy Perkins was assisted by Deputy Chris Tweedy and CPD K-9 Ofc Trevor Foster along with Callie.
