Traffic Stop In Columbia Leads To Drug Arrest

At approximately 10:00 p.m. on Thursday evening, July 31, 2025, officers with the Columbia Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Jamestown Street that led to multiple charges and the arrest of a local resident.

The driver, Max R. Cave, 33, of Columbia, was taken into custody and faces the following charges:

•Reckless Driving – Violation

•Operating a Vehicle with an Expired Operator’s License – Class B Misdemeanor

•Possession of Marijuana – Class B Misdemeanor

•Possession of a Controlled Substance, 1st Degree, 1st Offense (Methamphetamine) – Class D Felony

•Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

•Failure to Produce Insurance Card – Violation

•Failure to Register Transfer of Motor Vehicle – Class A Misdemeanor

Cave was transported to the Adair County Regional Jail.

Columbia Police Officer Dustin Bunch conducted the traffic stop and arrest, with Officer Tyler McKinney assisting.

(Kila Kean, Secretary – Columbia Police Department)