3 juveniles in PTC among 16 drug arrests in 9 investigations

Tue, 02/23/2010 - 5:17pm
By: John Munford

Undercover drug agents have arrested 16 people this month — including three juveniles at a Peachtree City home — in conjunction with nine investigations into illegal drug activity.

Marijuana distribution charges were filed in three of the cases, and more arrests will be forthcoming at a future date from some of the investigations, according to Capt. Jody Thomas of the Fayette County Tactical Narcotics Team.

The 15-year-old juveniles were arrested during a search warrant executed Feb. 17 on a Walnut Grove home in the Pinegate subdivision of Peachtree City. Agents recovered felony amounts of suspected marijuana and methamphetamine from the residence, Thomas said.

Teresa Manning, 47, of Peachtree City was arrested at the scene for possession of marijuana and maintaining a disorderly house; Benjamin Piper, 17, of Peachtree City was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and underage possession of alcohol. Two of the 15-year-olds were charged with possession of marijuana. The third 15-year-old was charged with possession of methamphetamine.

In a separate incident, drug agents found a marijuana distribution operation at a home on Champion Drive in the Four Seasons mobile home park Feb. 10. DeAngela Jones and Angela Jones were arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, Thomas said. Agents found a quantity of marijuana in the home that appeared to be pre-packaged for distribution, Thomas said.

In another incident Feb. 18, agents serving a search warrant at a home on Brandon Mill Circle in north Fayette County arrested two people for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The suspects were identified as Lauren Norman, 19, of Fayetteville and Caleb Bowman, 24, of Fayetteville, officials said.

Yet another search warrant on Feb. 17 in Peachtree City netted three arrests by TNT. The warrant was executed at a home on Tower Road in the Wynnmeade subdivision and culminated with the arrest of Quenton Ferrell, 26, of Peachtree City for possession of marijuana; Matisha Render, 31, of Peachtree City for obstruction of a law enforcement officer and William Bailey, 47, of Peachtree City for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, officials said.

TNT also has made two arrests involving persons who sold drugs to undercover agents. Xavier Donte Walton, 20, of Peachtree City was arrested Feb. 11 after selling an undercover agent 46 grams of marijuana for $170 at a parking lot in Peachtree City, officials said. Johnny Collins, 26, of Atlanta, and Deanie Reid, 46, of Union City were charged with selling 22 grams of suspected crack cocaine to an undercover agent at an undisclosed location Feb. 11, officials said..

Other arrests made by TNT this month include:

• Ahsan Tahir, 21, of Peachtree City, arrested at Dalston Way for possession of marijuana;

• Lauren Nicole Hill, 20, of Fayetteville, arrested at her home on Travis Street in Fayetteville for possession of marijuana;

Further arrests are pending for a search warrant executed by TNT Feb. 16 at a home on Rising Star Road in south Fayette that turned up marijuana and various prescription pills, officials said.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Tactical Narcotics Team is a multi-agency unit under the command of the Sheriff of Fayette County. The unit consists of members of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Tyrone Police Department, Fayetteville Police Department and Peachtree City Police Department.

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Gene61's picture
Submitted by Gene61 on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 4:56pm.

Marijuana distribution , ie sales, etc are major problem. We have the laws on the books for a reason, so they need to be enforced. Given once a product is sold, you can't control who will have the substance next,yes, cracking down is the best way to handle the situation.

You nor I can say for sure that Marijuana will not end up in the hands of younger children. I for once do not want anyone operating a vehicle while under the influence of any controlled substance. I hope TNT continues to take on the drug traffic that has only grown over the years with more and more people from other counties trying to make Fayette the next Clayton County.


Submitted by Spyglass on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 7:25pm.

would also apply to what you say. What would you have the Cops do about those drugs?

And I'm quite sure no one thinks it should be legal to drive an automobile impaired...

Submitted by Insayn on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 8:19pm.

You'd be surprised at how many people think that mj doesnt affect them. I can't tell you how many times I've been told that mj "just mellows me, it doesn't impair anyone"

Its called getting HIGH for a reason

dawn69's picture
Submitted by dawn69 on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 1:27am.

I'm against anything that makes me eat more than normal. Smiling

"The most beautiful things in life cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller


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Submitted by rzz on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 1:43pm.

Yutes don't need to be going around smoking pot or anything else. In regards to the rest of the busts, I read about crack cocaine, illegal firearms and meth as well as pot so I have to say good job officers.


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Submitted by dawn69 on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 1:29am.

In the words of Herman Munster....."What's a yute?".

"The most beautiful things in life cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller


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Submitted by carbonunit52 on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 5:52am.

to this article, something along the lines of "Just what decade are we in regarding marijuana anyway" when my ADD kicked in and I spent the rest of the evening watching Grateful Dead Youtube videos.

It's not easy being the carbonunit


Submitted by tikigod on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 3:25am.

This is such a waste of police manpower. Marijuana....REALLY!?! The law enforcement in the county needs to focus on things that matter. Like stopping car break ins and ARMED ROBBERIES. Things that actually hurt people. I am severely disappointed to see that while we see an uptick in real crime, police are wasting their time on "crimes" such as marijuana.

Me thinks they are in it for the money...

Submitted by Insayn on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 5:18pm.

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Submitted by onewhocares on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 2:11pm.

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Submitted by matt.barnes on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 10:24pm.

What are all these police officers gonna do when weed becomes legal?


Submitted by Spyglass on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 11:21am.

are rampant...along with those drinking a glass of wine in the picnic areas on sunny days. Something must be done to these heathens.

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Submitted by Mike King on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 11:40am.

Have surely been allowed to get out of hand. That excessive watering of trees, although tolerated during periods of drought, is indeed criminal! The next thing you know, Peachtree City will be just like Paris with men relieving themselves on public streets. Maybe we could hire a few more police for 'pee' patrols.


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Submitted by matt.barnes on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 11:46am.

on second thought maybe it would be better for me if we keep the officers pre-occupied with weed. Eye-wink


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Submitted by matt.barnes on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 10:24pm.

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