On Monday, June 2, 2025, at approximately 5:58 p.m., Officer Trent Williams of the Columbia Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Jamestown Street. The stop was initiated after the vehicle had been reported to Adair County 911 by the registered owner as being used without authorization.
During the investigation, Officer Williams searched the vehicle and located a substance suspected to be crystal methamphetamine. Suspect identified as Max R. Cave, 32, of Columbia, Kentucky, was taken into custody without incident. Cave has been charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, 1st Degree, 1st Offense (Methamphetamine).
Officer Williams was assisted at the scene by Sergeant Trevor Foster of the Columbia Police Department and Sheriff Deputy Emily Wall of the Adair County Sheriff’s Office.
(Kila Kean, Secretary – Columbia Police Department)