On Monday, September 11, 2023 around 10:08pmCT, Adair County Deputy Derek Padgett attempted a traffic stop on a 2000 Buick passenger car on KY 55 south. The driver refused to stop and fled the scene. The pursuit came to a safe end on Wain Street in the limits of Columbia.
The driver, 46-year-old Jerry Allen Loy of Columbia, KY was arrested and lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail on the following charges:
- Fleeing & Evading Police 1st degree
- Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence
- Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree (Methamphetamine)
- Possession of Marijuana
- Tampering with Physical Evidence &
- Possession of an Open Alcoholic Beverage Container in Motor Vehicle.
The Adair County Sheriffs Office is continuing the investigation.
