On Thursday, June 11, 2026 deputies with the Adair County Sheriffs Office responded to 1253 Campbellsville Rd. where a male subject had called a family member and stated people were being held hostage at this location.

Upon arrival,!deputies checked the residence and found that no one was being held hostage. Deputies made contact with Zachary Ballou, 30, of Columbia outside the residence and placed him under arrest. As deputies were taking Ballou to the patrol car, Ballou kicked one of the deputies.

Ballou was charged with False Report which Generates an Emergency Response, Assault 3rd degree (police officer) & Alcohol Intoxication. He was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.