On Thursday, February 12, 2026 at approximately 1:09amCT, Adair County Deputy Hunter Tweedy was patrolling 7 miles south of Columbia in the Sparksville community of Adair County, when he observed a motor vehicle traveling south with only one functioning headlight. Deputy Tweedy performed a traffic stop on the vehicle and made contact with the operator, Jeffery Lee Gilbert III, 33, of Columbia.
During the traffic stop, Gilbert was asked to step out of the vehicle. He refused to exit which led to Deputy Tweedy and Deputy Josh Durbin extracting him from the vehicle to make an arrest. Upon doing so, a brief physical altercation occurred before Gilbert was taken into custody.
During the roadside investigation, Deputies located suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, digital scale, and small plastic zipper bags.
Jeffery Lee Gilbert III was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail on the following charges:
- One Headlight
- Obstructing Governmental Operations •Resisting Arrest
- Drug Paraphernalia-Buy/Possess
- Possession of Controlled Substance 2nd Degree- Drug Unspecified
- Prescription Controlled Substance not in proper container 1st Off.
- Trafficking In Controlled Substance 1st Degree, 2nd or greater offense, (methamphetamine)
- Operating Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Substance 2nd (Aggravated Circumstance) &
- License to be in possession
Deputy Hunter Tweedy leads the investigation and was assisted on scene by Deputy Josh Durbin and Deputy Nick Barber.
