On Saturday, September 9, 2023, Adair County K-9 Deputy Chandler Staten executed an arrest warrant for 46-year-old Alice Drury of Columbia. The warrant was obtained upon the conclusion of an investigation conducted by Deputy Staten into a residential break-in that occurred in the Portland community of Adair County.
Drury was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail on the following charges:
- Burglary 1st degree
- Theft of a Firearm
- Theft by Unlawful Taking (over $1.000) and
- Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
The case remains under investigation by the Adair County Sheriffs Office.
