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6A Thursday, September 10, 2020 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com LOCAL PETTITT ■ Continued from 1A Pettitt was originally arrested Dec. 15, 2018, by Gainesville Police. He was stopped near the intersec tion of EE Butler and Jesse Jewell parkways. The case has moved mul tiple times to different juris dictions, from Gainesville Municipal Court to the Hall County Solicitor’s Office. Hall County prosecutors then recused themselves and sent the case to the Forsyth County Solicitor’s Office. Forsyth County Solicitor- General William Finch declined to discuss the change in the charges or the reasons why the case has been delayed for so long. “We have been working on this case for almost two years,” Pettitt’s defense attorney Graham McKinnon said. “I applaud the prosecu tor’s decision to reduce the charge. It’s time for Mark Pettitt to move on.” Both Finch and McKinnon said they expect the case to be closed soon, with McKin non estimating it to be done in the next 30 days. Authorities: Man charged with trafficking heroin, trying to run away while handcuffed BY NICK WATSON nwatson@gainesvilletimes.com A Sugar Hill man allegedly tried to run away in handcuffs from Multi-Agency Narcot ics Squad agents after being arrested in a heroin trafficking case, according to authorities. Whitney David Johnson, 31, was also charged with pos session with intent to distrib ute marijuana, misdemeanor obstruction of an officer and misdemeanor escape. The narcotics squad found roughly 63 grams of heroin and a pound of marijuana in Johnson’s possession Sept. 2 in the 1200 block of Lanier Mill Circle in Oak- wood, according to authorities. Hall County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Derreck Booth said Harrison allegedly ran after being put in handcuffs and was apprehended a few feet away. The estimated street value of the drugs is $12,000. Johnson was booked in to the Hall County Jail, where he is being with no bond. Booth did not say how the investigation on Johnson began. Defense attorney Alex McQueen did not respond to a request for comment. Johnson ARMY ■ Continued from 1A on Thursday, Sept. 3, and located two Army-issued smoke grenades and a handgun. A subsequent search of Phillips’ home led to the discovery of 15 “simulator projectile ground burst Ml 15” devices, four “igniter time blasting fuses,” an additional smoke grenade and two rifles, Johnson said. The “simulator projectile ground burst Ml 15” is a device that reportedly simulates battle noises and explosions caused by artillery shelling, and is used for military combat training and troop maneuvers, according to a database on unexploded ordnance, uxoinfo.com. Phillips was also found in possession of eight hydrocodone pills, Johnson said, along with packages of Clomiphene, a drug reportedly used to treat infertility in women, and Tamoxifen, a drug that is reportedly used to treat or prevent breast cancer. Following the search of his residence, Phillips was arrested and charged with possession of an explosive device, pos session of a controlled substance and possession of dangerous drugs. Phillips was booked into the Dawson County Detention Center late on Thurs day but was later released under a bond of $25,000. Attempts to reach Phillips for com ment were unsuccessful as of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. ffl Apartments FOR RENT RPC Partners 2 Bedrm. 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