Adair County Sheriffs Office received a complaint of an armed robbery at HWY206 Food Mart Friday afternoon, sheriff Josh Brockman told 99.9 The Big Dawg that a white male had entered the store wearing a white shirt,hat and glasses the male had a shotgun in his hands demanding money from the register, the suspect fled in a black dodge Dakota last seen on Vester Road with an undetermined amount of money.
Deputy Chandler Staten was able to make a positive ID of suspect during investigation, the man is identified as 24 year old Samuel Ray Burton of Columbia, sheriff Brockman said that Burton was operating a Black 2004 Dodge Dakota , a warrant for Robbery 1st degree was obtained by sheriffs office for his arrest and around 5:10 pm KSP and Casey County Sheriffs Office initiated a stop on the suspect vehicle near KY 127 and KY 501 in Casey County.
Burton was arrested by deputy Josh Durbin on the Adair warrant for robbery, the shotgun and stolen cash were recovered from the vehicle and the case remains under investigation by K-9 Deputy Chandler Staten. .