NEWS FROM THE
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
09/26/07
"Twenty Year
Old Arrested for Meth and Ecstasy"
On September 25th at
approximately 5:30 p.m. Tabitha Lareal Johnson (20), of Dahlonega, was
arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Ecstasy.
The investigation began when Canine Deputy David Dearman Jr. received
information that the vehicle Johnson was occupying possibly contained
narcotics. Dearman Jr. and his Canine "Jager" intercepted the
vehicle on GA Hwy 400. During the traffic stop plastic baggies
containing suspected methamphetamine residue were located. Two children
aged two and four were also in Johnson’s vehicle.
Deputy Dearman Jr., investigators from
the Narcotics and Burglary Section of the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s
Office, and the Appalachian Drug Task Force conducted a consent search
at Johnson’s residence on Lyon Ct. There they located several plastic
baggies containing suspected methamphetamine residue, scales, smoking
devices with suspected methamphetamine residue, drug packaging material,
a marijuana grinder, and approximately $2000 dollars were of new
clothing, still tagged, from various stores at North Georgia Premium
Outlet Mall in Dawsonville. Johnson was only able to provide a receipt
for a small portion of the clothing and the rest is suspected to have
been stolen. Further investigation into the origin of the clothing is
continuing.
Captain Jason Stover
Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office
