Man arrested for pulling out gun and getting caught with drugs
A Columbia man is facing possible charges after reportedly pulling out a gun and getting caught with drugs Friday.
Deputies arrested William Cockrell, 50, around 1:15 p.m.
Cockrell violated a protection order by going near a home in the 6500 Block of North Brown Station Road, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department.
Cockrell reportedly pulled out a handgun in the home.
Deputies later found Cockrell in the 6200 Block of Nelson Drive with meth, cocaine, marijuana and prescription pills.
Cockrell is a convicted felon. He is currently in the Boone County Jail on an $11,000 bond.
