The Columbia Police Department initiated a traffic stop on Heskamp Street on Wednesday night, November 13, 2024. The operator of the vehicle, 43-year-old John Thompson of Columbia, was found to have a suspended license. Thompson gave consent to search his car and CPD Officers located suspected narcotics as well as paraphernalia.
Mr. Thompson was taken into custody and charged with multiple traffic offenses as well as possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine), and trafficking in a controlled substance (drug unspecified). He was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.
Officer Trent Williams made the arrest and was assisted on scene by other CPD Officers and the Adair County Sheriff’s Office, as well as K9 Unit Cally.
