On May 12, 2025 at approximately 2:43pmCT, Columbia Police Sergeant Trevor Foster conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Fairgrounds Street and Waterworks Road.
During the stop, the driver, identified as Mathew O-Trevino Richards, 40, of Campbellsville, KY was arrested and charged with Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, 1st Degree (Cocaine). Richards was also served with an outstanding warrant issued by the Russell County District Court.
The arrest was made by Sergeant Foster with assistance from Officer Travis Bell of the Columbia Police Department.
