Investigation began after a male subject who was taken into custody by Deputy Josh Durbin mentioned he and his girlfriend were staying at Best Western in Columbia. Officers did not know which room subjects where staying in, however K-9 unit Annie and her handler Officer Kevin Atwood did a walk through around the exterior of the building before alerting on a second story door.
Officers made contact with female and gained consent to search the room. Search yielded findings of suspected methamphetamine as well as a small amount of suboxone.
Rachel Benjamin, 40, of Knoxville, Tennessee was taken into custody and has been charged with possession of a controlled substance 2nd degree, possession of prescription not in original container and possession of methamphetamine 1st degree a Class D felony.
Officer Kevin Atwood was the arresting Officer, he was assisted on scene by Officer Trevor Foster and Deputy Josh Durbin.
K-9 Annie has been furnished by The Adair School Board. She and SRO Kevin Atwood have been working as a road unit since Adair schools are closed due to COVID-19 precautions.