Upon deputy’s arrival methamphetamine was located at residence as well as an indoor marijuana growing operation. One of the owners of the property David Scotty Corbin was not there but deputies were able to locate him a short time later in the limits of Columbia. A traffic stop was attempted to take him into custody which resulted in Corbin fleeing leading the Sheriff’s Office Columbia City Police and Kentucky State Police Into pursuit. The pursuit ended in the south end of the county around the chance community when Corbin went off road onto old ATV trails in his 4x4 forcing officers to discontinue pursuit.
Around midnight information was received that he was setting on an old trail off of an area known as Tater Cave and Sheriff Brockman along with several deputies, multiple troopers, and Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Officers hiked into the area on foot making contact with Corbin about a mile into trail. Corbin was able to get to his vehicle and elude officers once again heading out other end of trail.
Warrants of arrest were obtained by the Sheriffs Office and on 4-9-19 around noon deputy Josh Durbin was able to get a location on him and a vehicle description. His location was given out and CPD Officer Adam Cravens and Sgt Murphy was able to get him stopped on the Veterans Memorial bypass and place him in custody.
David Scotty Corbin, 39, was charged by the Adair county Sheriffs Office with:
1- Possession of Controlled Substance Methamphetamine
2- Cultivating Marijuana over 5 plants
3 - Fleeing and Evading Police 1st degree
4- Wanton Endangerment
5- Criminal Mischief 2nd degree
6- Speeding 26 mph over
7- Reckless Driving
8- Improper Passing
9- Terroristic Threatening
The investigation is being continued by the Adair County Sheriffs Office