On Friday, March 27, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m. (CST), the Columbia Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on North Highway 55 near the El Maguey Mexican Restaurant.
Columbia Police Sergeant Jay Wilson made contact with the female driver, identified as Joan Allman, 85, of Lebanon, Tennessee. Mrs. Allman appeared to be safe and was transported to the TJ Health Columbia Hospital ER by the Adair County EMS as a precaution.
Mrs. Allman’s family was notified, along with the Lebanon Police Department in Tennessee.
A Silver Alert is a public notification system used in the United States to broadcast information about missing persons, primarily senior citizens with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other mental disabilities, to aid in their safe recovery. The system is modeled after the Amber Alert for children and uses various media outlets to quickly disseminate information to the public.
(Kila Kean – Columbia Police Department)