On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 10:18pmCT, Adair County K-9 Deputy Chandler Staten, along with Chief Deputy Brandon Hitch and KSP Trooper Brandon Roark, responded to a residence off Harris Road. On their approach to the residence, 25-year-old Joshua Burton fled out the door into the woods. Burton disobeyed commands to stop as officers gave chase. Burton was captured by K-9 Deputy Chandler Staten. Upon his capture, Burton resisted arrest but was taken into custody with no injuries. He was also found to be in possession of a quantity of suspected methamphetamine. 

Joshua Burton was lodged in the Adair Regional Jail and charged with Resisting Arrest, Fleeing/Evading Police 2nd degree, two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree (Methamphetamine), Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and two counts of Failure to Appear.

The Adair County Sheriffs Office is continuing the investigation.