29 arrested after three month investigation

Lauren Gorla

The Statesboro Police Department Crime Suppression Unit and Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office Drug Suppression team made 29 arrests on Nov. 21 as part of a joint drug investigation that began this September.

The two units worked at targeting high drug traffic areas and executed eight search warrants, , according to a release from the Bulloch County Sherriff’s Office.

From those search warrants, a large amount of U.S. currency was seized and multiple drugs, including two pounds of marijuana, 2.1 ounces of ecstasy, 2.5 ounces of powder cocaine, one ounce of crack cocaine and seven handguns.

Beyond the 29 arrests already made, the agencies expect to make more arrests in the future and currently have active warrants in reference to drug related charges on 20 identified suspects.

The following is the list of the 29 arrested and their charges:

  •  Martavious Hobbs, 23

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

1 count Sale of Marijuana

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana

  • Thomas Brinson, 42

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

4 counts Sale of Cocaine

  •  Dartarian Braziel, 29

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

2 counts Sale of Marijuana

2 counts Sale within 1,000 feet of Housing Project

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana

1 count Possession of Drug Related Object

  •  Chaqika Wilson, 23

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana

1 count Possession of Drug Related Object

  •  Tobias Gadson, 27

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

2 counts Sale of Marijuana

2 counts Sale within 1,000 feet of Housing Project

  •  Shinte Thompson, 41

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

1 count Purchase of Cocaine

1 count Obstruction of LEO

1 count Probation Violation

  •  Donald Young, 56

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

1 count Sale of Cocaine

1 count Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon

1 count Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana

1 count Possession of Drug Related Object

1 count Possession of Schedule IV

1 count Maintaining a Disorderly House

  •  Al Christopher Deon Ponder, 27

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

1 count Sale of Cocaine

1 count Possession of Marijuana

1 count Possession of Drug Related Object

  •  Charles Clifton Torrence, 41

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

1 count Sale of Cocaine

1 count Sale within 1,000 feet of a Housing Project

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

1 count Possession of Drug Related Objects

  •  Arell Hobbs, 30

Charges

2 counts Sale of Cocaine

2 counts Sale of Cocaine within 1,000 feet of a Housing Project

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

1 count Possession of Drug Related Objects

  •  Edwin Stewart, 33

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

Wanted Person

  •  Dennis Eugene Smith, 21

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

2 counts Sale of Marijuana (2 counts)

2 counts Sale of Marijuana within 1,000 feet of a Park (2 counts)

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana within 1,000 feet of a Park

Wanted Person for Simple Battery (FV), Theft by Taking and Criminal Trespass (FV)

  •  Gloria Elliott, 25

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

1 count Sale of Marijuana

1 count Sale of Marijuana within 1,000 feet of a Park

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana within 1,000 feet of a Park

  •  Frank Hancox, 25

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

1 count Sale of Marijuana

  •  Vincent D. Peterson, 35

Statesboro, Ga.

Charges

1 count Sale of Cocaine

1 count Tampering with Evidence

1 count Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana

  •  Darrell Key 

Charges

1 count Possession of Marijuana

  •  Jeremy Key

Charges

2 counts Sale of Marijuana

  •  Anthony Roberson

Charges

2 counts Sale of Marijuana

  •  Alfonzo Tippins

Charges

3 counts Sale of Cocaine

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

  •  Micah Drummer

Charges

2 counts Sale of Cocaine (2 counts)

  • James Clark

Charges

3 counts Sale of Cocaine

3 counts Sale of MDMA

2 counts Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute MDMA

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana

1 count Tampering with Evidence

  •  Gary Allen

Charges

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute MDMA

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

  •  Larry Hendrix

Charges

2 counts Sale of Cocaine

  •  Marilyn Robers

Charges

3 counts Sale of Cocaine

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

1 count Possession of Firearm During Commission Of a Crime

1 count Possession of Cocaine

  •  Willie Stone

Charges

1 count Sale of Cocaine

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

1 count Possession of Firearm During Commission Of a Crime

  •  Georganna Noe

Charges

1 count Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer

  •  William Cone

Charges

1 count Sale of Marijuana

  •  Javarus Whitefield 

Charges

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana

1 count Possession of Firearm During Commission Of a crime

  •  Thomas Reese

Charges

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

1 count Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana

1 count Possession Of firearm during Commission Of a crime

1 count Possession of firearm by convicted felon