On Sunday morning, July 31, 2022 officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to the Adair County Regional Jail shortly after midnight after a reported altercation between an inmate and staff.
The male inmate was said to have created a brief disturbance within the jail before a physical altercation with a male Deputy Jailer, which resulted in the employee sustaining minor injuries before the inmate was subdued.
Adam Harris, 25, of Columbia has been charged with assault 3rd degree on a corrections employee, a class D felony. Harris has been lodged in the Adair Regional Jail since July 27th after being charged with tampering with a monitor device, also a class D felony.
Officer Trevor Foster was the investigating Officer. He was assisted on scene by Officer Justin Cross and jail staff.