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GRIFFIN - During the week of September 3, 2019, Agents of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division, C.A.G.E. Unit, Fugitive Apprehension Unit, and Uniform Patrol, made a series of arrests, and executed search warrants across the county as the result of an investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine, opioids, and other narcotics in Griffin and Spalding County. Arrest warrants were obtained on 26 individuals for a variety of charges, and search warrants were executed at 7 locations.
Nineteen of the individuals have been arrested and are currently being housed in the Spalding County Jail awaiting their first appearance hearing. 7 others have outstanding warrants for their arrests and are currently being sought by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. Those arrested and charged were:
1. Otis Evans B/M 43 Years Of Age, 755 Futral Rd. Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Oxycodone With The Intent To Distribute
Conspiracy To Sell Oxycodone
Cruelty To Children
Felony Violation Of Probation
2. Brittney Miller B/F 26 Years Of Age, 113 Watts Cir. Griffin, Ga
Party To The Crime “Sale Of Oxycodone”
Cruelty To Children
3. Tracy Bozeman W/F 52 Years Of Age, 426 Meriwether St. Griffin, GA
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Methamphetamine With The Intent To Distribute
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
Possession Of Alprazolam
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Methamphetamine With The Intent To Distribute
Sale Of Methamphetamine
4. Joseph Moore W/M 62 Years Of Age, 46 Cherokee Ave, Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
Disorderly House
5. Hannah Smith W/F 20 Years Of Age, 46 Cherokee Ave. Griffin, Ga
Obstruction
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
6. Jack Campbell W/M 408 Irving Ave. Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
Violation Of Probation
7. Mary Sneed W/F 19 Years Of Age, 51 Park Ave. Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
8. Amanda Rivers W/F 30 Years Of Age, 1619 Piedmont Rd. Griffin, Ga,
Violation Of Probation
9. Marcus Bonner W/M 46 Cherokee Ave. Griffin, Ga
Obstruction
Possession Of Schedule IV
Possession Of Schedule IV With The Intent To Distribute
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
Violation Of The Georgia Criminal Street Gang Act
10. Stormy Allen W/F 43 Years Of Age, 46 Cherokee Ave. Griffin, Ga
Violation Of Probation
11. Ashely Blankenship W/F 36 Years Of Age, 143 Morris Mill Rd.
Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Methamphetamine With The Intent To Distribute
Possession Of A Schedule IV Narcotic
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
12. Andrew Beckham W/M 59 Years Of Age, 59 Dutchman Rd Lot#11, Griffin, Ga.
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
13. Roxanne Chambers W/F 40 Years Of Age, 59 Dutchman Rd. Lot#11, Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
14. Carlton Lewis B/M 39 Years Of Age, 455 Laney Rd. McDonough, GA
Sale Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Methamphetamine With The Intent To Distribute
Sale Of Xanax
Possession Of Xanax
Possession Of Xanax With The Intent To Distribute
15. Joshua Miller B/M 20 Years Of Age, 1326 Spellman Ave. Griffin, Ga.
Sale Of Cocaine
Possession Of Cocaine
Possession of Cocaine with the intent to distribute
Violation of the Criminal Street Gang Act
16. Miranda Fonfield B/F 62 years of age, 1319 Spellman Ave. Griffin, Ga
Possession of Cocaine
Possession of Drug Related Objects
17. Shelby Barge W/F 32 Years Of Age, 5291 Old Atlanta Rd. Lot 326
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
Possession Of Marijuana
Possession Of A Firearm By A Convicted Felon
18. Alisha Ferris W/F 40 Years Of Age, 5291 Old Atlanta Rd. Lot 326. Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
Possession Of Marijuana Less Than One Ounce
19.Hunter Jones W/M 20 Years Of Age, 501 Highway 16 E. Jackson, Ga
Sale Of Marijuana
Possession Of Marijuana With The Intent To Distribute
The Following individuals have active warrants for their arrests as a result of this operation and are urged to turn themselves in to the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office:
Nicholas Hill W/M 33 Years Of Age, 209 S. Stewart Ln. Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Methamphetamine With The Intent To Distribute
Sale Of Methamphetamine
Ashley Reece W/F 30 Years Of Age, 267 Jones Rd. Milner Ga
Party To The Crime Sale Of Methamphetamine
Illegal Use Of A Communication Facility
Crystal Wynn W/F 35 Year Of Age, 5291 Old Atlanta Rd. Lot#281 Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
Angela Beckom W/F 52 Years Of Age, 59 Dutchman Rd. Lot#11, Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Methamphetamine With The Intent To Distribute
Sale Of Methamphetamine
Christopher Brown W/M 28 Years Of Age, 282 Fox Rd. Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
Taylor Whitney W/F 25 Years Of Age, Of 1328 S. Lee St. Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Methamphetamine
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
Benquavious Paige B/M 25 Years Of Age, 1328 S. Lee St. Griffin, Ga
Possession Of Marijuana With The Intent To Distribute
Possession Of Drug Related Objects
Search warrants were executed at the following locations:
1. 636 N. Pine Hill Rd. Griffin, Ga
2. 59 Dutchman Rd. Lot#11, Griffin Ga
3. 426 Meriwether St. Griffin, Ga
4. 5291 Old Atlanta Rd. Lot 326. Griffin, Ga
5. 5291 Old Atlanta Rd. Lot 281. Griffin, Ga
6. 46 Cherokee Ave. Griffin, Ga
7. 1328 S. Lee St. Griffin, Ga.
According to Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, “This investigation is a continuation of the promise that we made to make the lives of drug dealers and gang members in Spalding County miserable. We warned them that we were going to come after them and that the days of their free reign in this county were over. Some of these offenders have affiliations with criminal street gangs such as the ghost face gangsters, and the investigation of these ties may lead to more of those on this list being charged under the Georgia Criminal Street Gang Act. Narcotics distribution goes hand in hand with thefts and violent crime and these types of operations have a direct effect on those crimes, it’s not just about drug dealers and gang bangers. We also know that this operation and these arrests alone will not stop the problem. There are others doing the same thing in different neighborhoods effecting the quality of life of the people who live there, and we will do all we can to stop them. The owners of the residences where the search warrants were executed, and drug sales took place, will be placed on notice regarding the illegal activity happening on their property. This will give them the opportunity to save their investment by evicting these offenders and if they are serious, help us clean up the neighborhoods where they own houses. If they choose not to, they may face seizure of their property if the activities continue. We have been fighting this fight to make Spalding County safer since I took office and we will continue with that promise. Just like we have been doing, we will keep coming for them.”