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($638.00) in U.S. Currency.
Conduct giving rise to said seizure
was as follows:
Said property:
a. was directly or indirectly used or in
tended for use to facilitate a violation
of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act, O.C.G.A. § 16-13-30,
more specifically, the possession,
distribution, sale, or delivery of co
caine and marijuana.
b. was found in close proximity to
said cocaine and marijuana; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
During the month of March, 2014,
Detective Crews was informed by a
concerned citizen that an individual
by the alias of “A1” was involved in il
legal Cocaine distribution. The con
cerned citizen was able to provide
Detective Crews with a cell phone
number for the subject
and upon the Detective observing the
number, He was able to immediately
identify it to be the cell phone num
ber for a subject he knows as Joshua
Wayne Nutt whom he had come in
contact with back in November, 2013,
when Nutt contacted Crews about be
ing a cooperative witness for a an ar
rest of Nutt for Possession of Co
caine at 2810 Lawrenceville Hwy,
Tucker. However, Nutt never made
good on his promise and failed to
communicate further with Detective
Crews.
Several days after getting this com
plaint, Detective Crews, acting in an
undercover capacity, sent a text mes
sage to Nutt, at phone number 404-
287-7328, which initiated a purchase
for powder cocaine. Nutt responded
to the text message, first wanting to
know how Crews got his number and
then taking Detective Crews order for
a “ball of white girl” which is the street
term for 1/8th of an ounce of powder
cocaine. Nutt informed Detective
Crews that the price would be either
$150 or $190 and that he would be
up and working in about an hour.
About an hour later, Nutt called the
Detective and informed him that he
was ready to conduct the transaction.
Nutt instructed Detective Crews to
meet him in the parking lot of apart
ment complex at 1491 Druid Valley
Dr., The Park at Briarcliff Apartments.
Nutt instructed Detective Crews to
enter the complex, make the first
right turn, park and then call him. De
tective Crews did as Nutt had instruc
ted and upon arriving at the desig
nated location, made the phone call
to Nutt who, a short time later, was
observed emerging from apartment
1407-A. Nutt entered the passenger
side of the undercover vehicle, at
which time he handed Detective
Crews a plastic baggy containing 4.4
grams of Cocaine; and after weigh
ing the drugs, Detective Crews gave
Nutt $170.00 derived from the
DeKalb County Investigative Fund.
On March 26, 2014, based on this
evidence, Detective Crews was gran
ted a search warrant for 1407 Druid
Valley Dr., Apt A. He called Nutt and
requested to purchase another
1/8th of an ounce of cocaine from
him. They arranged to conduct the
transaction at the same location and
in the same manner as they did be
fore. Upon arriving at the location,
Detective Crews contacted Nutt, as
he did before, at which time Nutt
came out the target location and
entered the undercover vehicle, at
which time he gave Detective Crews
a plastic bag containing the Cocaine
and Crews in return gave him
$140.00, as Nutt requested, which
was derived from the DeKalb County
Investigative Fund. Upon Nutt exiting
the vehicle He was approached by
SWAT at which time He attempted to
flee on foot, but was apprehended
after a short foot chase. Upon ex
ecuting the search warrant, they
made contact with and detained Car-
lene Hill, who was inside bedroom
#1. Upon searching the location they
located 71.7 grams of Cocaine, which
was located individually packaged sit
ting on the living room table, inside of
and behind the dresser in bedroom
#1. They also located 9.2 grams of
Marijuana, which was located in the
dresser drawer in bedroom #1. They
seized an undetermined amount of
USC, which was located in Nutt’s
front right pant pocket
++Nutt and HHI++ were arrested and
transported to DeKalb County Jail.
The U.S. currency was transported to
BB&T Bank where it was counted by
an employee and determined to be
$638.00. The currency was then de
posited in an account at the bank
Nutt was charged with Violation of
the Georgia Controlled Substances
Act. The cocaine and marijuana are
subject to forfeiture pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(d)(1). The cur
rency is subject to forfeiture pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(d)(2).
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(n)(3), any claim to the seized
property must be sent within thirty
days to the seizing law enforcement
agency AND to Deputy Chief Assist
ant District
Attorney, Kenneth Hutcherson, by
certified mail, return receipt reques
ted.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
By: Kenneth Hutcherson
Georgia Bar No. 380263
Deputy Chief Assistant
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3355
Email:
klhutcherson@dekalbcountyga.gov
Main Office: (404) 371-2561
Fax: (404) 371-2981
050-361896 8/21,8/28,9/4WG
In re: APPROXIMATELY
21.5 GRAMS OF COCAINE;
APPROXIMATELY 48.1 GRAMS
OF MARIJUANA; et al.
NOTICE OF SEIZURE
OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY VALUED AT
$25,000.00 OR LESS
TO: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN
INTEREST IN PROPERTY DE
SCRIBED BELOW
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n),
you are hereby notified that on June
11, 2014, the property described be
low was seized at 3675 Flat Shoals
Road, Room# 110, DeKalb County,
Georgia by Detective M.N. Carter of
the DeKalb County Police Depart
ment:
a. Approximately 21.5 grams of co
caine; and
b. Approximately 48.1 grams of
marijuana; and
c. Six hundred twenty dollars
($620.00) in U.S. Currency.
Conduct giving rise to said seizure
was as follows:
Said property:
a. was directly or indirectly used or in
tended for use to facilitate a violation
of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act, O.C.G.A. § 16-13-30,
more specifically, the possession,
distribution, sale, or delivery of co
caine and marijuana.
b. was found in close proximity to
said cocaine and marijuana; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
During the month of May, 2014, De
tective Carter received information
from a Confidential Informant regard
ing illegal narcotics being sold from
the Efficiency Lodge, room 110. De
tective Carter set up surveillance at
the location, at which time she ob
served a male subject arrive at the
hotel and enter room 110. She then
noticed that shortly thereafter, sever
al unknown people in various
vehicles arrived at the hotel, go in
side room 110 for less than 10
minutes and then leave, activity that
is consistent with illegal drug distribu
tion.
The following day she set up a con
trolled buy, where she took the Con
fidential Informant to the hotel and,
while under surveillance, observed
them enter room 110 and return a
short time later with .5 grams of Co
caine which had been purchased
from room 110 with funds derived
from the DeKalb County Investigat
ive Fund.
Several days later, Detective M
Crews and the Confidential Inform
ant went back to the target location,
where the Confidential Informant,
while under surveillance, was ob
served entering room 110 and return
a short time later with 1.1 grams of
Cocaine which had been purchased
from room 110 with funds derived
from the DeKalb County Investigat
ive Fund.
Due to these investigative findings,
Detective Carter was issued a search
warrant of the location and on June
11, 2014, DeKalb County SWAT and
DeKalb County Narcotics Unit ex
ecuted the search warrant. While ex
ecuting the breach into the location,
++Gary Matthew++ ran to the bath
room where he was discovered try
ing to flush Cocaine down the toilet.
Upon conducting the search, they
located 48.1 grams of Marijuana and
21.5 grams of Cocaine, which was
located in the toilet. They seized an
undetermined amount of USC, which
was located in Matthew’s pocket.
Matthew was arrested and transpor
ted to DeKalb County Jail. The U.S.
currency was transported to BB&T
Bank where it was counted by an em-
ployee and determined to be
$620.00. The currency was then de
posited in an account at the bank.
Matthew was charged with Violation
of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act. The cocaine and
marijuana are subject to forfeiture
pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(d)(1). The currency is subject to
forfeiture pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-
13-49(d)(2) and (d)(6).
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(n)(3), any claim to the seized
property must be sent within thirty
days to the seizing law enforcement
agency AND to Deputy Chief Assist
ant District Attorney, Kenneth
Hutcherson, by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
By: Kenneth Hutcherson
Georgia Bar No. 380263
Deputy Chief Assistant
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3355
Email:
klhutcherson@dekalbcountyga.gov
Main Office: (404) 371-2561
Fax: (404) 371-2981
050-361897 8/21,8/28,9/4WG
In re: APPROXIMATELY
26.08 GRAMS OF
HEROINE; et al.
NOTICE OF SEIZURE
OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY VALUED AT
$25,000.00 OR LESS
TO: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN
INTEREST IN PROPERTY DE
SCRIBED BELOW
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n),
you are hereby notified that on June
6, 2014, the property described be
low was seized at LaFortune Drive at
Kelly Lake Road, DeKalb County,
Georgia by Detective M.D. Crews of
the DeKalb County Police Depart
ment:
a. Approximately 26.08 grams of
heroin; and
b. One thousand five hundred ninety
three dollars ($1,593.00) in U.S. Cur
rency.
Conduct giving rise to said seizure
was as follows:
Said property:
a. was directly or indirectly used or in
tended for use to facilitate a violation
of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act, O.C.G.A. § 16-13-30,
more specifically, the possession,
distribution, sale, or delivery of
heroin.
b. was found in close proximity to
said heroin; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
More specifically, on May 30th, 2014,
Detective Crews of the DeKalb
County Narcotics Unit received in
formation from a Confidential Inform
ant (Cl) who advised him that an indi
vidual known as “Sweet,” who was
later identified as ++Roderick
Parks++, was selling heroin in the
area of Candler Rd., and Kelly Lake
Rd. The Confidential Informant ad
vised Detective Crews that they pur
chased heroin from Parks in the past.
Detective Crews was familiar with the
alias “Sweet,” since October of 2013,
due to three individuals overdosing
after injecting Heroin that was pur
chased from him.
On this same date, Crews had the
Confidential Informant to set up a
controlled buy, which upon contact
ing Parks they agreed to meet at the
Citgo Gas Station on Candler Rd. to
conduct a transaction for 1 gram of
Heroin. The Confidential Informant
was provided with an undisclosed
amount of US currency derived from
the DeKalb County Investigation
Fund. Upon arriving to the Citgo Gas
Station, the Confidential Informant,
while under visual surveillance, met
with Parks, at which time Detective
Crews observed Parks hand the Con
fidential Informant a white envelope
in exchange for the USC, which was
derived from the DeKalb County In
vestigative Fund. Upon returning to
the vehicle, the Confidential Inform
ant relinquished the white envelope
to Detective Crews which contained
,7g of Heroin.
On June 6, 2014, Detective Crews re
ceived a phone call from the Confid
ential Informant, who advised that
their friend, who was visiting from out
of town, met with PARKS without
their knowledge and purchased
heroin. Immediately after purchasing
the heroin from PARKS, the friend of
the Confidential Informant, who was
later identified as Curtis Chichester,
drove to the CVS at 2458 Candler
Rd., and injected himself with the
heroin. Approximately 3-5 minutes
later, EMS and Police received an
emergency call of a person down at
the CVS. Upon their arrival, they
found Chichester unresponsive from
an overdose. Chichester was taken
to Grady for treatment.
Detective Crews spoke to Officer
Spruill, the responding officer, who
advised that he interviewed Kelly
Burke, the girlfriend of Chichester
who was with him at the time of the
overdose and she advised that
Chichester had just purchased
$75.00 worth of heroin from Parks,
who was driving a green escape, on
Lafortune Dr.
A short time later, Detective Crews
received another call from the Confid
ential Informant who stated that an
other friend of theirs, Timothy Burke,
who had also purchased Heroin from
Parks at the same time Chichester
purchased his, had just injected
some Heroin and is now being trans
ported to Gwinnett Medical from an
overdose on the same heroin.
Fearing the heroin being distributed
by Parks could be laced with an un
known substance causing people
who use it to become critically ill, De
tective Crews obtained an arrest war
rant for PARKS for the sale on May
30th.
On June 6, 2014, upon being ob
served driving his Ford Escape,
Parks was pulled over and arrested.
An open air sniff was conducted on
the exterior of the vehicle by Officer
Summe’s K-9, which resulted in an
alert of the presence of illegal Narcot
ics. Upon placing the K-9 in the interi
or of the vehicle, the K9 alerted again
to the presence of narcotics.
Upon conducting an inventory
search, Detective McBride located
6.08 grams of Heroin, which were
concealed in a red Mentos bottle loc
ated on the passenger side backseat
floor board, in two separate white en
velopes located on the front passen
ger seat and in a white envelope loc
ated on the passenger side floor
board near the center console. They
seized an undetermined amount of
USC which was located in Park’s
Pocket and in the center console of
the vehicle.
Detectives Crews and McBride con
ducted a recorded Mirandized inter
rogation where Parks admitted to
selling heroin and that he had sold
the heroin to Chichester and Burke
which they overdosed on.
On this same evening, Detective
Crews, members of the Narcotics
Section and K9 units conducted a
“knock and talk” at Parks’ residence
where they spoke with Parks’ mother
and father who own the residence.
They stated Parks has lived at their
residence since January, 2014. They
advised that Parks also owns a 1997
blue Dodge Intrepid which was
parked in their driveway. They stated
the vehicle is registered to their other
son, Philippe Parks, but suspect
Parks is the true owner and had it re
gistered in his brother’s name. An
open air sniff of the exterior of the
Dodge Intrepid was conducted by Of
ficer Carrigan and his K9, which res
ulted in a positive hit of illegal narcot
ics. The vehicle was then impounded
and a search warrant was executed
on it which resulted in 20 grams of
Heroin located on the driver side
floorboard.
Unfortunately on June 7, 2014, De
tective Crews was advised that
Chichester had died as a result of in
jecting the Heroin Parks had sold
him. This information was confirmed
by Grady Hospital.
Parks was arrested and transported
to DeKalb County Jail. The U.S. cur
rency was transported to BB&T Bank
where it was counted by an employ
ee and determined to be $1,593.00.
The currency was then deposited in
an account at the bank.
Parks was charged with Violation of
the Georgia Controlled Substances
Act. The heroin is subject to forfeit
ure pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(d)(1). The currency is subject to
forfeiture pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-
13-49(d)(2) and (d)(6).
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(n)(3), any claim to the seized
property must be sent within thirty
days to the seizing law enforcement
agency AND to Deputy Chief Assist
ant District Attorney, Kenneth
Hutcherson, by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
By: Kenneth Hutcherson
Georgia Bar No. 380263
Deputy Chief Assistant District Attor
ney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3355
Email: klhutcherson@dekalb-
countyga.gov
Main Office: (404) 371-2561
Fax: (404) 371-2981
050-361898 8/21,8/28,9/4WG
In re: APPROXIMATELY
15 MARIJUANA PLANTS; et al.
NOTICE OF SEIZURE
OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY VALUED AT
$25,000.00 OR LESS
TO: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN
INTEREST IN PROPERTY DE
SCRIBED BELOW
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n),
you are hereby notified that on June
10, 2014, the property described be
low was seized at 3635 Broadview
Court, DeKalb County, Georgia by
Detective D. McBride of the DeKalb
County Police Department:
a. Approximately 15 marijuana
plants; and
b. One thousand four hundred ninety
four dollars ($1,494.00) in U.S. Cur
rency.
Conduct giving rise to said seizure
was as follows:
Said property:
a. was directly or indirectly used or in
tended for use to facilitate a violation
of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act, O.C.G.A. § 16-13-30,
more specifically, the possession,
distribution, sale, or delivery of
marijuana plants.
b. was found in close proximity to
said marijuana plants; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
More specifically, on June 10, 2014,
Detective McBride of the DeKalb
County Narcotics Unit responded to
3635 Broadview Court, Decatur, in
reference to Detective Gagnon being
at the location on a call and discover
ing Marijuana growing in the back
yard. Upon McBride arriving to the
location, He was debriefed on the in
cident by Detective Gagnon. Detect
ive Gagnon advised that South pre
cinct Officers had been dispatched
out to the area due to a complainant
called 911 advising they observed a
group of males walking with a flat
screen television and they were ob
served walking behind the residence
at 3635 Broadview Court. Upon the
Officers arriving to the location, they
entered the back yard area where the
complainant advised the males went,
at which time they observed
marijuana plants growing in the back
yard. Upon observing this, they de
tained all the subjects that were in
the back yard and contacted Detect
ive McBride for further investigation.
While waiting for Detective McBride
to arrive, one of the male subjects,
who was identified as ++Prince Gal-
loway++, made a spontaneous utter
ance to Officer Craven advising the
Marijuana was his.
Upon Officer McBride and Sgt. Chow
arriving to the location, they entered
the back yard, at which time they ob
served the 15 live Marijuana plants.
Due to Galloway’s utterance and find
ing out that he resided at the location,
they made contact with Yvonne Gal
loway, Prince Galloway’s mother,
who was advised of the situation and
the Officers discovery. She advised
that Galloway did reside at the loca
tion but did not pay her rent to stay
there and gave a verbal and written
consent for the Detectives to search
Galloway’s living space. Upon direct
ing them to the room Galloway occu
pies, they conducted the search with
Mrs. Galloway being at the door in
the event she wanted to withdraw her
consent. Upon searching the room,
they located less than an ounce of
Marijuana which was in small bag
gies in the closet. They seized an un
determined amount of USC which
was located in a Remy Martin bottle
box and in a black personal hygiene
travel kit which was also located in
the closet.
Galloway was arrested and transpor
ted to DeKalb County Jail. The U.S.
currency was transported to BB&T
Bank where it was counted by an em
ployee and determined to be
$1,494.00. The currency was then
deposited in an account at the bank.
Galloway was charged with Violation
of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act. The marijuana plants
are subject to forfeiture pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(d)(1). The cur
rency is subject to forfeiture pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(d)(2) and
(d)(6).
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(n)(3), any claim to the seized
property must be sent within thirty
days to the seizing law enforcement
agency AND to Deputy Chief Assist
ant District Attorney, Kenneth
Hutcherson, by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
By: Kenneth Hutcherson
Georgia Bar No. 380263
Deputy Chief Assistant
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3355
Email:
klhutcherson@dekalbcountyga.gov
Main Office: (404) 371-2561
Fax: (404) 371-2981
050-361899 8/21,8/28,9/4WG
In re: APPROXIMATELY
14.4 GRAMS OF COCAINE; et al.
NOTICE OF SEIZURE
OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY VALUED AT
$25,000.00 OR LESS
TO: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN
INTEREST IN PROPERTY DE
SCRIBED BELOW
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n),
you are hereby notified that on June
18, 2014, the property described be
low was seized at 4422 Northeast Ex
pressway, DeKalb County, Georgia
by Detective D. McBride of the
DeKalb County Police Department:
a. Approximately 14.4 grams of co
caine; and
b. Two thousand five hundred sev
enty two dollars ($2,572.00) in U.S.
Currency.
Conduct giving rise to said seizure
was as follows:
Said property:
a. was directly or indirectly used or in
tended for use to facilitate a violation
of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act, O.C.G.A. § 16-13-30,
more specifically, the possession,
distribution, sale, or delivery of co
caine.
b. was found in close proximity to
said cocaine; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
On June 18, 2018, while patrolling
unincorporated DeKalb County, spe
cifically in the area of Northeast Ex
pressway, Officer Yarbro observed a
gray Toyota, Corolla, not bearing any
handicap decal or hangtag, parked in
a marked handicap parking space
with the passenger side door open.
As He approached the vehicle, a
male subject, later identified as
++Siraij lbrahim++, who
was sitting in the driver's seat, exited
the vehicle, at which time the Officer
advised him to stay in the vehicle.
However, Ibrahim started to flee the
scene on foot, in spite being given
several verbal commands to stop.
Officer Yarbro took flight after Ibrahim
while Lt. Baker secured the Corolla.
The Officer was able to catch him on
the South side of the building, at
which time he was taken into cus
tody for Obstruction. Upon conduct
ing an inventory search of the
vehicle, incident to Ibrahim’s arrest,
the Officer located 14.4 grams of Co
caine, which was between the driver
seat and the center console. They
seized an undetermined amount of
US currency which was located in
Ibrahim’s pants pocket.
Ibrahim was arrested and transpor
ted to DeKalb County Jail. The U.S.
currency was transported to BB&T
Bank where it was counted by an em
ployee and determined to be
$2,572.00. The currency was then
deposited in an account at the bank.
Ibrahim was charged with Violation of
the Georgia Controlled Substances
Act. The cocaine is subject to forfeit
ure pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(d)(1). The currency is subject to
forfeiture pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-
13-49(d)(2) and (d)(6).
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(n)(3), any claim to the seized
property must be sent within thirty
days to the seizing law enforcement
agency AND to Deputy Chief Assist
ant District Attorney, Kenneth
Hutcherson, by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
By: Kenneth Hutcherson
Georgia Bar No. 380263
Deputy Chief Assistant District Attor
ney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3355
Email: klhutcherson@dekalb-
countyga.gov
Main Office: (404) 371-2561
Fax: (404) 371-2981
050-361900 8/21,8/28,9/4WG
In re: APPROXIMATELY
5.4 GRAMS OF COCAINE;
APPROXIMATELY 2 POUNDS
OF MARIJUANA; et al.
NOTICE OF SEIZURE
OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY VALUED
AT $25,000.00 OR LESS
TO: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN
INTEREST IN PROPERTY DE
SCRIBED BELOW
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n),
you are hereby notified that on May
8, 2014, the property described be
low was seized at 954 Moreland Ave.
S.E., DeKalb County, Georgia by Of
ficer W. Weber of the Atlanta Police
Department:
a. Approximately 5.4 grams of co
caine; and
b. Approximately 2 pounds of
marijuana; and
c. Two thousand two hundred seven
dollars ($2,207.00) in U.S. Currency;
and
d. Brown Bulova Watch.
Conduct giving rise to said seizure
was as follows:
Said property:
a. was directly or indirectly used or in
tended for use to facilitate a violation
of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act, O.C.G.A. § 16-13-30,
more specifically, the possession,
distribution, sale, or delivery of co
caine and marijuana.
b. was found in close proximity to
said cocaine and marijuana; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
More specifically, on May 8, 2014 At
lanta Police A.P.E.X. Unit was at
tempting to locate a 2013 Dodge
Ram. The vehicle in question was
known to be associated with ++Mr.
Jonathan Howard++. Mr. Howard
had active warrants for his arrest.
The police received word that Mr.
Howard would be in the area of the
1100 block of Ralph David Abernathy
Blvd. The vehicle was spotted unoc-
cupied at 1120 Ralph David
Abernathy Blvd. During surveillance
Mr. Thomas entered the vehicle and
drove off in it. Mr. Howard was found
behind 954 Moreland Avenue stand
ing on the outside of the vehicle with
the door open fumbling through some
items. Mr. Howard was taken into
custody and had a loaded Taurus 40
caliber handgun and a small pack
age of suspected marijuana on his
person. The smell of suspected
marijuana was coming from the
vehicle. A black back pack and a
large black garbage bag were seen
on the floor board of the vehicle. K-9
Officer Stephens assisted in a search
of the vehicle. The K-9 alerted on the
back pack and the garbage bag. In
side the back pack was approxim
ately 2 pounds of suspected
marijuana. Inside the garbage bag
was approximately 5.4 grams of sus
pected cocaine. Mr. Howard had on
his person two thousand two hun
dred seven dollars ($2,207.00) of
U.S. Currency. The drugs, gun and
money were seized and placed into
police property. All parties were
charged accordingly.
Howard was charged with Violation of
the Georgia Controlled Substances
Act. The cocaine and marijuana are
subject to forfeiture pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(d)(1). The cur
rency is subject to forfeiture pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(d)(2) and
(d)(6).
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(n)(3), any claim to the seized
property must be sent within thirty
days to the seizing law enforcement
agency AND to Deputy Chief Assist
ant District Attorney, Kenneth
Hutcherson, by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
By: Kenneth Hutcherson
Georgia Bar No. 38026
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