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Police make drug arrest, while investigating shot fired at police vehicle
Posted: 02.13.2013 at 6:36 PM
KTVO Newsdesk
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William Holcomb, 25, of Kirksville
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KIRKSVILLE, MO. -- The investigation into a shot being fired into the Kirksville Police Department's animal control vehicle, leads to a drug arrest.

William Holcomb, 28, of Kirksville, is charged with possession of methamphetamine. He is being held in the Adair County Jail under $25,000 cash only bond.

According to court papers, as part of the investigation into the shooting of the animal control vehicle's window, police served a search warrant at the Holcomb residence in the Dogwood Trailer Park.

 While there, officers discovered multiple syringes, a bent spoon and a few small baggies. Two of the baggies contained a white powdery substance, which field tested positive for meth.

 Adair County Prosecutor Matt Wilson tells says that Holcomb is not a suspect in the shooting of the vehicle window, at this time.

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