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ACSO: Search on Merchant St. yields drugs, cash, paraphernalia

By Sheriff Josh Brockman
Adair County Sheriff's Office

On Friday, March 13, 2020, at approximately 2:30pmCT, Deputy Chandler Staten and Sheriff Josh Brockman filed for a search warrant with Commonwealth Attorney Brian Wright on a 2007 Jeep Laredo SUV that Sheriff's Office believed contained narcotics.

Columbia Police Department K-9 Officer John Dial, who was less than a mile away, was notified and responded to the scene. K9 Gunner made a positive hit on the driver compartment of the vehicle. Based on the investigation and K-9 indicator, a search warrant was issued by Adair Circuit Court.

Located during the search was approximately 24 grams of methamphetamine packaged individually in different weights, cash, digital scales and paraphernalia. The Sheriff's Office seized the vehicle in addition to the listed items.



Deputy Chandler Staten arrested 38 year Andrea Gaskins, of Jamestown, KY, on charges of:
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance 1st degree methamphetamine
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
  • Public Intoxication
The Adair County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Columbia Police Department and the Kentucky State Police.


This story was posted on 2020-03-13 16:35:31
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2020-03-14 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo from Adair County Sheriff Josh Brockman.
Located during the Merchant Street search were approximately 24 grams of methamphetamine packaged individually in different weights, cash, digital scales and paraphernalia. The Sheriff's Office seized the vehicle in addition to the listed items.

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