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The Champion Legal Section, Thursday, June 25, 2015 www.thechampionnewspaper.com
proval
September 14,2015
*OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE*
Sam A. Moss Service Center
1780 Montreal Road
Tucker, GA 33404
Except as expressly provided in,
or permitted by, the RFP Docu
ments, from the date of issuance
of the RFP until final Owner action
of approval of contract award, the
Contractor submitting a Proposal
shall not initiate any communica
tion or discussion concerning the
Project, the RFP or the
Contractor’s Proposal or any part
thereof with any employee, agent,
or representative of the Owner.
Any violation of this restriction
may result in the rejection of the
Contractor’s Proposal.
The Owner reserves the right to re
ject any or all bid, and to waive tech
nicalities and informalities.
040-373907 6/25.7/2WG
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Invitation to Bid: DeKalb County
Government (the County) requests
competitively sealed bids from quali
fied bidders to purchase “INSTALLA
TION & MAINTENANCE OF ON
SITE CHLORINE GENERATORS,
AND CHEMICAL MAINTENANCE
OF SWIMMING POOLS AND
AQUATIC CENTERS, ANNUAL
CONTRACT WITH 2 OPTIONS TO
RENEW” ++(ITB No. 15-100506)++
as listed on Page(s) 4 and 8 Items
No. 1 through 44 and in accordance
with attached requirements.
For a free downloadable copy of this
Invitation to Bid, visit our website at
www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pur-
chasing/index.html. Bids will be re
ceived until 3:00 p.m. on July 23,
2015 at: DeKalb County Department
of Purchasing and Contracting, 1300
Commerce Drive, 2nd Floor, Decatur,
Georgia 30030 (telephone number
404-371-7051).
Pre-bid Conference: A Mandatory
Pre-bid conference will be held at
10:00 a.m. on July 9, 2015 at the Fa
cilities, Operations and Maintenance
Conference Room, 729-B Camp
Road, Decatur, GA 30032.
Site Visit: Site visits are Non-man
datory. Site visit’s multiple ad
dresses, times, and locations as in
dicated in the Notes to Supplier sec
tion (beginning on page 9).
Questions: All questions concerning
the Project and requests for interpret
ation of the contract must be submit
ted to the Department of Purchasing
and Contracting in writing via email to
tphan@dekalbcounty.ga.gov, no
later than close of business on July
15, 2015. Questions and requests for
interpretation received by the Depart
ment of Purchasing and Contracting
after this date may not receive a re
sponse or be the subject of addenda.
Addenda: Addenda may be issued in
response to changes in the ITB. It is
the responsibility of the responder to
ensure awareness of all addenda is
sued for this solicitation. Please ac
knowledge the addenda, and submit
to the Department of Purchasing and
Contracting as requested. Respon
der may call Tina Phan, Procure
ment Agent, at (404) 371-6331 to
verify the number of addenda prior to
submission. Addenda issued for this
project may be found on DeKalb
County’s website,
http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pu
rchasing/pc-formal-bids-&-
rfps.html.
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ENTER
PRISE ORDINANCE
It is the objective of the Chief Execut
ive Officer and Board of Commission
ers of DeKalb County to provide max
imum practicable opportunity for all
businesses to participate in the per
formance of government contracts,
including Local Small Business Enter
prises (LSBE), Minority Business En
terprises (MBE) and Women Busi
ness Enterprises (WBE). The
County’s Schedule of Local Small
Business Enterprise Participation,
Minority Business Enterprise and Wo
men Business Enterprise Opportun
ity Tracking Form (Exhibit A) and Let
ter of Intent to Perform as a Subcon
tractor or Provide Materials or Ser
vices (Exhibit B) are included in the
Invitation to Bid, along with sample
report forms (Exhibit C). The current
DeKalb County List of Certified
Vendors may be found on the
County’s website at http://www.
dekalbcountyga.gov/purchasing/in
dex.html. For details relative to
DeKalb County’s Local Small Busi
ness Enterprise Ordinance, contact
the Contract Compliance Division at
contract@dekalbcountyga.gov or
404-371-4795.
The County reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids, to waive inform
alities, and to re-advertise.
This 25th day of June, 2015.
Tina Phan
Procurement Agent
Department of Purchasing
and Contracting
040-373908 6/25.7/2WG
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
INVITATION NUMBER
15-100526
Sealed Bids will be received by
DeKalb County, Georgia, in the De
partment of Purchasing and Contract
ing, The Maloof Center, 2nd Floor,
1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur,
Georgia 30030, until 3:00 p.m. on Ju
ly 29, 2015, at which time and place
they will be publicly opened and read
aloud, for furnishing all labor, materi
als, equipment, and all things neces
sary pursuant to Drawings, Specifica
tions, conditions, etc., for Invitation to
Bid ++(ITB) No. 15-100526 for Dec
atur Library Parking Deck Improve-
ments++ (“the Project”).
It is the responsibility of each Bidder
to ensure that his submission is re
ceived by 3:00 p.m. Be aware that
visitors to our offices will go through a
security screening process upon en
tering the building. Bidder should
plan enough time to ensure that he
will be able to deliver his submission
prior to the deadline. Late bids, for
whatever reason, will not be evalu
ated. Bidders should plan their deliv
eries accordingly.
ONE ORIGINAL BID AND TWO
IDENTICAL COPIES MUST BE
SUBMITTED ON THE DATE AND
AT THE TIME AND PLACE PRE
SCRIBED ABOVE.
Contract Documents, Drawings, and
Specifications for this Work may be
downloaded from the County’s web-
s i t e at:
http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pu
rchasing/pcJndexJormaLsolicita-
tions.html.
Bids will be considered only from ex
perienced and well-equipped con
tractors.
MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFER
ENCE AND SITE VISIT
A mandatory pre-bid conference and
site visit will be held at 10:00 a.m. on
July 14, 2015 at the Decatur Library
Auditorium, 215 Sycamore Street,
Decatur, Georgia 30030. The man
datory site visit at the attached park
ing deck will be held immediately fol
lowing the pre-bid conference. Bid
ders are required to attend and parti
cipate in both the mandatory pre-bid
conference and site visit. Bidders
shall sign in at the both the mandat
ory pre-bid meeting and the site visit
as proof of attendance. Only the Bid
der or its authorized representative or
employee shall sign in at the mandat
ory pre-bid meeting and site visit as
proof of attendance. For individual
firms planning to bid as a yet to be
formed joint venture, a representat
ive from each firm is required to at
tend and sign in. Failure of a Bidder
to attend or sign in at the mandatory
pre-bid conference and site visit shall
be cause for rejection of Bid. For in
formation regarding the mandatory
pre-bid conference and site visit,
please contact Cathryn Horner, Pur
chasing Agent Senior at (404-371-
6 3 3 4 or
cghorner@dekalbcountyga.gov).
QUESTIONS
All questions concerning the Project
and requests for interpretation of the
Contract may be asked and
answered at the pre-bid conference;
however, oral answers are not au
thoritative. Questions must be sub
mitted to the Department of Purchas
ing and Contracting in writing via
email to cghorner@dekalb-
countyga.gov, no later than close of
business July 21, 2015. Questions
and requests for interpretation re
ceived by the Department of Pur
chasing and Contracting after this
date will not receive a response or be
the subject of addenda.
ADDENDA
Addenda may be issued in response
to changes in the ITB. It is the re
sponsibility of the responder to en
sure awareness of all addenda is
sued for this solicitation. Bidders shall
acknowledge the addenda, and sub
mit to the Department of Purchasing
and Contracting as requested. Bid
der may call Cathryn Horner, Pur
chasing Agent Senior, at 404-371-
6334 to verify the number of ad
denda prior to submission. Addenda
issued for this project may be found
on DeKalb County’s website,
http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pu
rchasing/pcJndex_formaLsolicita-
tions.html
No Bid may be revoked or withdrawn
until ninety (90) days after the time
set for opening the Bids.
THE COUNTY RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL
BIDS, TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES
IN BIDDING, AND TO READVERT
ISE.
This 25th day of June, 2015.
Sincerely,
Cathryn G. Horner, CPPB
Procurement Agent Senior
Department of Purchasing and Con
tracting
040-373909 6/25jb
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
DeKalb County, Georgia
Week of June 25, 2015 Request
for Solicitation No. 15-100467 (Refer
to the Index for the page number in
which the Display ad is located).
++15-100467 Chiller Inspection &
Preventive Maintenance Services
(Annual Contract with 2 Options to
Renew) 15-100506 Installation &
Maintenance of On-Site Chlorine
Generators, and Chemical Mainten
ance of Swimming Pools and Aquat
ic Centers (Annual Contract with 2
Options to Renew 15-100525 Pond
Maintenance Services (Annual Con
tract with 2 Options to Renew) 15-
100526 Decatur Library Parking Deck
Improvements 15-100530 New Duty
Weapon and Associated Holsters++
040-373965 6/25WG
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID
C. W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc
will be accepting quotations from
subcontractors, including those sub
contractors certified as GDOT DBE
as well as any Dekalb County certi
fied Local Small Business Enter
prises (LSBE) for City of Dunwoody
Invitation To ++Bid #15-05 Intersec
tion Improvement North Peachtree
Road at Tilly Mill Road and Peeler
Road.++ The project is bidding on
July 10, 2015@ 5:00 P.M.
Items of work includes (but is not lim
ited to): Grading, Concrete Flatwork,
Storm Drain, Fence, Signs, Pave
ment Marking, Hauling, Asphalt Pav
ing, Milling, Traffic Signals, Grassing,
Drainage Structures and Water Main
work.
Subcontractor quotations (including
all Required LSBE/DBE Forms) will
be accepted by C. W. Matthews’ Es
timating Department in person, by e-
mail: dustinj@cwmatthews.com
and/or mikek@cwmatthews.com or
Fax: #770-422-9361 until 12:00 Noon
on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. All bid
ding documentation will be available
at the C. W. Matthews Contracting
website (www.cwmatthews.com).
You must register a User ID and
Password to access the CWM web
site. For additional information, con
tact Dustin Johnson in the C. W. Mat
thews’ Estimating Department at 770-
422-7520.
Condemnation
050-373422 6/11,6/18,6/25WG
In re: APPROXIMATELY
459.8 GRAMS OF
MARIJUANA; APPROXIMATELY
4.6 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 April
15, 2015, the property described be
low was seized at 4363 Sasanqua
Court, DeKalb County, Georgia by
Detective E. J. George of the DeKalb
County Police Department:
1. Approximately 459.8 grams of
marijuana; and
2. Approximately 4.6 grams of co
caine; and
3. Two thousand six hundred forty
two dollars ($2,642.00) in U.S. Cur
rency; and
4. 550 Digital scale; and
5. Digital scale; and
6. .380 MM, SER# SAP3806548; and
7. .9MM S&W, SER# DWN2881.
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 and cocaine.
b. was found in close proximity to
said marijuana and cocaine; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
More specifically on March 29, 2015,
Detective George, of the DeKalb
County HIDTA Unit, received inform
ation from Officer Lee, of Tucker Pre
cinct, in reference to suspicious drug
activity taking place at 4363 Sas
anqua Court, Tucker. He advised that
concerned citizens have reported that
as much as 50 to 60 cars have been
observed coming there on a daily
basis and the vehicles only stay for a
short period of time, behavior consist
ent with illegal drug sales. In an ef
fort to investigate this matter, the Of
ficer set up surveillance at the loca
tion, at which time he did observe
multiple cars arriving to the location
and staying for a very short time be
fore leaving. Due to this suspicious
behavior, they conducted a traffic
stop on one of the vehicles that was
observed arriving at the location and
leaving a short time later. Upon mak
ing the traffic stop, which was made
immediately after leaving the target
location, they made contact with the
driver and upon conducting a prelim
inary investigation it was determined
that the driver was in possession of
10 Xanax pills and upon being inter
rogated he admitted that he had just
purchased the Xanax from the target
location.
Due to these findings Detective
George began an investigation on the
location, at which time he too noticed
that there were a heavy presence of
vehicle traffic. On April 6, 2015, a
spot check was conducted when they
observed a white 2006 Chrysler 300,
occupied by a male and female, ar
rived to the residence where the
male, who was later identified as Kal-
ic Lee, got out of the car and went in
side the location and returned ap
proximately 2 minutes later, at which
time mobile surveillance was estab
lished. While following the vehicle,
Officer Viar observed Lee was not
wearing his seat belt. Upon a traffic
stop being conducted, preliminary in
vestigations revealed that Lee was in
possession of 4 Xanax Pills.
Based on the complaints, the inform
ation obtained through interrogation
and the 2 take away yielding 2 ar
rests and confiscation of a total of 14
Xanax pills, Detective George was
granted a search warrant for the loca
tion.
On April 15, 2015, the search war
rant was executed. Upon entering the
location, a male subject, carrying two
(2) black bags, was observed fleeing
through the back door. As Detective
George gave pursuit, he observed
the male, who was identified as
Dontarius Graham, throw the bags
over the fence. Graham was de
tained as he attempted to jump the
fence. Inside the location, they made
contact with Lakeisha Yates, Fallon
Bruce, Ayrial Young, Tevin Brown,
Chantz James and Chazton Brown.
They each were detained.
The search yielded: Dontarius Gra
ham to be in possession of 436.2
grams of Marijuana, and 2.6 grams of
Cocaine, which was located inside
the book bags he was observed at
tempting to flee the scene with. Tev
in Brown was found to be in posses
sion of 1.8 grams of Marijuana, which
was located in his jean pocket.
Chantz James and Chazton Brown,
the owners of the location, were in
possession of 2 grams of Cocaine,
located in the kitchen and 21.8 grams
of Marijuana was located in the kit
chen and in James bedroom dresser
drawer.
They seized 2 digital scales located
in the kitchen, a .380 firearm, located
in a purse on the kitchen floor and a
9mm S&W, located in Yates and
Brown's bedroom. They also seized
an undetermined amount of U.S. Cur
rency located in the front left and
right pocket of Graham, Browns
dresser drawer and in Fallon Bruce’s
purse.
Graham, James and Brown were ar
rested and transported to DeKalb
County Jail. The U.S. currency was
transported to BB&T Bank where it
was counted by an employee and de
termined to be a total of $2,642.00.
The currency was then deposited in
an account at the bank. Graham,
James and Brown were charged with
Violation of the Georgia Controlled
Substances Act. The marijuana and
cocaine are subject to forfeiture pur
suant 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). The weapons are
subject to forfeiture pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(d)(4).
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 Assistant District At
torney,
Rita B. Lewis, by certified mail, re
turn receipt requested.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
By: Rita B. Lewis
Georgia Bar No. 387627
Assistant District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3355
Email: rblewis@dekalbcountyga.gov
Main Office: (404) 371-2561
Fax: (404) 371-2981
++Yates, James, Brown, Graham,
Bruce, Young, Brown++
050-373423 6/11,6/18,6/25WG
In re: APPROXIMATELY
1 POUND OF
METHAMPHETAMINE; etal.
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 April
9, 2015, the property described be
low was seized during a traffic stop
on I-285 and Peachtree Industrial
Blvd., DeKalb County, Georgia by
Detective M.D. Crews of the DeKalb
County Police Department:
1. Approximately 1 pound of
methamphetamine; and
2. One thousand two hundred eight
dollars ($1,208.00) in U.S. Currency;
and
3. 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, VIN#
1G1AL12F157554769.
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
methamphetamine.
b. was found in close proximity to
said methamphetamine; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
More specifically, on April 9, 2015,
while patrolling in unincorporated
DeKalb County, specifically in the
area of I-285 East near Peachtree In
dustrial Blvd., Doraville Police Officer
Viar of the DeKalb County K-9 Unit
observed a silver Chevrolet Cobalt
make 3 lane changes without using
proper signals. Due to these infrac
tions, he conducted a traffic stop on
the vehicle. Upon making contact
with the driver, who was identified as
Brooke Harrington, he advised her of
the reason for the stop, at which time
she advised him that she did signal
each time. She then cut the signal on
in from of him, at which time Officer
Viar advised her that either she did
not properly signal while driving or
her tail light was inoperable. She re
quested to check her tail light, at
which time she realized that it was in
fact inoperable. Upon the Officer
checking her license on NCIC, it
showed that she was currently on
probation. Upon the Officer inquiring
about the probation, she became
nervous and advised she was on pro
bation for theft and Methamphetam
ine. Due to her suspicious behavior,
Officer Viar asked for consent to
search her vehicle for illegal narcot
ics, at which time she stated “No”.
Upon deploying his K-9 to conduct an
open air sniff of the exterior of the
vehicle, the K-9 alerted to the pres
ence of illegal narcotics near the
driver’s side door. Due to this alert,
an interior K-9 open air sniff was con
ducted, which alerted to the front
passenger seat floor board and the
back seat console area. Det. Viar
then conducted a search of interior of
the vehicle and located a Marshal’s
shopping bag on the front seat pas
senger floorboard which contained 1
pound of Methamphetamine in a
clear plastic container under some fe
male undergarments. Det. Crews of
the DeKalb County Narcotics Unit re
sponded to the scene to take over
the investigation. He seized an un
determined amount of U.S. Currency,
which was located in Harrington’s
purse.
Harrington was arrested and trans
ported 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
$1,208.00. The currency was then
deposited in an account at the bank.
Harrington was charged with Viola
tion of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act. The methamphetamine
is 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). The vehicle is subject to for
feiture pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(d)(2), (d)(3) 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 Assistant District At
torney, Rita B. Lewis, by certified
mail, return receipt requested.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
By: Rita B. Lewis
Georgia Bar No. 387627
Assistant District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3355
Email: rblewis@dekalbcountyga.gov
Main Office: (404) 371-2561
Fax: (404) 371-2981
++Harrington/ White++
050-373424 6/11,6/18,6/25WG
In re: APPROXIMATELY
11.15 KILOGRAMS OF
METHAMPHETAMINE; etal.
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 April
17, 2015 the property described be
low was seized during a traffic stop
on Wesley Chapel Road and
Snapfinger Road, DeKalb County,
Georgia by Investigator R. A. Bell of
the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office:
1. Approximately 11.15 kilograms of
methamphetamine; and
2. Nine hundred eighty five dollars
($985.00) in U.S. Currency; and
3. 2003 Ford Expedition, VIN# 1FM-
RU17L33LA48849.
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
methamphetamine.
b. was found in close proximity to
said methamphetamine; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
More specifically, on April 17, 2015,
while patrolling unincorporated
DeKalb County, specifically in the
area of Wesley Chapel Rd and
Snapfinger Rd, Officer B. Orange #
7789, of the Georgia Department of
Public Safety, observed a blue Ford
Expedition make an improper left
turn. Upon conducting a traffic stop,
Officer Orange made contact with the
driver, who was later identified as,
Raul Quezada-Castanda, and ad
vised him of the reason for the traffic
stop. Upon requesting his driver’s li
cense, Quezada-Castanda presen
ted the Officer with a Mexican ID card
in the name of Juan Jose Mendoza-
Chipres, but it did not contain a DOB.
He gave the Officer his DOB, and
upon running the information on
NCIC, it showed he was not licensed.
He was taken into custody for operat
ing a vehicle with no valid license.
Upon him being taken into custody,
Officer Orange conducted an invent
ory search of the vehicle, incident to
arrest, and observed 2 car batteries
on the back seat floor board. Due to
this being a method of transporting il
legal drugs, the Officer inspected the
batteries and discovered that the bat
teries had been resealed and had no
acid or water inside of them, which is
what batteries contain. Due to this
suspicious discovery, Georgia State
Trooper K-9 Officer Ennis responded
to the location. An open air sniff of
the exterior of the vehicle was con
ducted, which alerted to the rear of
the vehicle. Upon the K-9 conducting
the sniff of the interior of the vehicle,
the K-9 alerted to the two (2) car bat
teries and upon opening them, they
located 12 black packages (6 in each
battery) that contained a total of
11.15 kilograms of methamphetam
ine.
Upon this discovery, DeKalb County
Sheriff Office Investigator Bell and
Detective George, of the DeKalb
County HIDTA Unit, responded to the
scene. An undetermined amount of
U.S. Currency was seized from Raul
Quezada-Castanda, which was loc
ated inside of the batteries.
Raul Quezada-Castanda was arres
ted and transported to DeKalb
County Jail. The U.S. currency was
transported to BB&T Bank where it
was counted by an employee and de
termined to be $985.00. The cur
rency was then deposited in an ac
count at the bank.
Quezada-Castanda was charged with
Violation of the Georgia Controlled
Substances Act. The methamphet
amine is subject to forfeiture pursu
ant to O.C.G.A. § 16-1349(d)(1). The
currency is subject to forfeiture pursu
ant to O.C.G.A. § 16-1349(d)(2) and
(d)(6). The vehicle is subject to for
feiture pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(d)(2), (d)(3) 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 Assistant District At
torney, Rita B. Lewis, by certified
mail, return receipt requested.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
By: Rita B. Lewis
Georgia Bar No. 387627
Assistant District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3355
Email: rblewis@dekalbcountyga.gov
Main Office: (404) 371-2561
Fax: (404) 371-2981
++Quezada-Castanda/ Frias++
050-373426 6/11,6/18,6/25WG
In re: APPROXIMATELY 15
OXYCODONE PILLS;
APPROXIMATELY
2 PERCOCET PILLS;
APPROXIMATELY 6.1 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 April
16, 2015, the property described be
low was seized during a traffic stop
on 285 Southbound at Memorial
Drive, DeKalb County, Georgia by
Detective M. D. Crews of the DeKalb
County Police Department:
1. Approximately 15 oxycodone pills;
and
2. Approximately 2 percocet pills; and
3. Approximately 6.1 grams of
marijuana; and
4. Mossberg Pump Action Shotgun
with magazine and bullets, SER#
MV46678S; and
5. Glock 22 with magazine and bul
lets, SER# RYC379; and
6. Eight hundred twenty five dollars
($825.00) 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 oxy
codone pills, Percocet pills, and
marijuana.
b. was found in close proximity to
said oxycodone pills, Percocet pills,
and marijuana; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
More specifically, on April 16, 2015,
Officer S. R. Batchelder, while
patrolling the area of unincorporated
DeKalb County, specifically in the
area Southbound of Interstate 285
near Highway 78, observed a silver
2004 Chevrolet Malibu, traveling at a
high rate of speed. The lane the
Malibu was traveling in became an
exit only lane to enter Highway 78
eastbound, at which time, the Malibu
quickly cut across the Highway 78
lane, over the gore separating Inter
state 285 southbound and Highway
78 eastbound, and merged into the
very outside lane of travel for Inter
state 285 southbound. The driver of
the Malibu failed to utilize its turn sig
nal while improperly changing lanes.
Officer Batchelder continued to travel
behind the Malibu where she attemp
ted to initiate a traffic stop. The
Malibu was traveling at such a high
rate of speed and changing lanes er
ratically, she was unable to catch up
to the vehicle until the vehicle was
approaching the Memorial Drive exit.
It was at this point; Officer Batcheld
er activated her emergency equip
ment and initiated a traffic stop on the
vehicle.