On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 11:02pmCT, Deputy Sheriff Chandler Staten initiated a traffic stop on a 2011 F-250 truck, north of Columbia on KY 55. Following a roadside investigation it was found that the operator, Clarence Hoover, 31, of Scottsville, KY was in possession of suspected methamphetamine. It was also found that Hoover was a wanted fugitive from Tennessee.
Clarence Hoover was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail on charges of Careless Driving, Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree (Methamphetamine), and Fugitive from Justice.
The Adair County Sheriffs Office is continuing the investigation.