The Adair County Sheriffs Office arrested 39-year-old Christopher Helm of Columbia after a lengthy investigation. Helm was arrested after Deputy Tracy McCarol secured an indictment for his arrest stemming from a theft that occurred at a farm off Milltown Church Rd. where a fuel pump (valued at $1800.00) was stolen out of a barn. The pump was located by the ACSO and returned to the owner undamaged.  

Helm was charged with Theft by unlawful taking (over $1,000 but under $10,000) and Burglary 3rd degree and was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail