An Adair County woman is facing charges after deputies from the Adair County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area Lether Burton Road, to a vehicle that was sitting in the roadway, running, with two individuals that appeared to be passed out.
Friday, January 30, 2026, Ruby Leann Taylor, 41, of Columbia, was arrested and charged:
Obstructing Governmental Operations
Terroristic Threatening 3rd degree
Drug Paraphernalia – Possession
Public Intoxication
Theft-Receipt of Stolen Credit/Debit Card
Theft of Identity of Another Without Consent
The case is being investigated by Deputy Nick Barber, who was assisted by Deputy Hunter Tweedy.
(Sheriff Gary Roy – Adair County Sheriff’s Office)