Upon Deputy Keith’s arrival in area he seen a male subject walking and stopped to check him as he was in area of complaint. Upon Keith exiting his vehicle and identifying himself the male subject fled. A foot pursuit ensued leading across the roadway into a nearby field. Deputy was eventually able to bring pursuit to an end by deploying his taser. The suspect was them taken into custody and identified as Adrian Morales 32 of Columbia.
After Morelia was secured with the assistance of Columbia Police Officers Adam Cravens and Jamie Cole a search of the overgrown field was conducted in attempts to locate a backpack . During chase Deputy Keith observes him take it off and throw it. They were able to recover the backpack and inside was a loaded 40 caliber Glock handgun.
Morales was lodged by Deputy Keith in the Adair County Regional Jail on charges of:
1- Wanton Endangerment of a police officer
2 - Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon .
3- Possession of a Controlled Substance Methamphetamine
4- Possession of Stolen property
5 -Fleeing and Evading Police
6- Public Intoxication
The case is being continued by Adair County Sheriffs’ Office