Pair of men were arrested on drug charges, outstanding warrants Thursday morning when Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenny Perkins and Kentucky State Trooper Matthew Brumley initiated a stop on Gentry Mill Road, 11 miles east of Columbia.
As a result of the roadside search, John Norton of Adair County and Jacob Roberts of Russell County were taken into custody around 12:30 a.m.
Norton was charged for outstanding warrants in Adair and Russell County, along with possession of a controlled substance, first degree, methamphetamine; and drug paraphernalia.
Roberts was charged with outstanding warrants in Adair County along with possession of a controlled substance, first degree, methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Both are lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.
