3 area men bond out on meth charges
Three area men facing drug charges were released from jail on bond Monday.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Gordon Scott Powell, 60, of Cave Spring, Floyd Allen Busby, 55, and Jesse Willard Brooks, 37, were taken into custody Saturday near the intersection of Bryant Road and Cunningham Road between Rome and Cave Spring.
All three are charged with felony possession of methamphetamine. Brooks is also charged with felony tampering with evidence.
Report: Couple arrested
on drug charges
A Rome man and Cartersville woman were in jail without bond Monday, facing several drug charges.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Bruno Telder Murdaugh, 36, of Rome, and Hannah Brooke Daniels, 22, of Cartersville, were arrested in the 1900 block of Dean Avenue Saturday morning.
Police stopped the vehicle they were in for not having a valid tag and a free air sniff of the vehicle by a K9 unit resulted in a positive hit for drugs.
Scales with meth residue and two glass smoking pipes were found inside the vehicle.
A THC loaded vape cartridge and a syringe were also recovered.
Both are charged with felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug-related objects.
Murdaugh also faces a felony charged of possession of a Schedule I controlled substance while Daniels is charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
Tennessee man charged
with trafficking drugs
A Tennessee man was in jail without bond Monday, accused of trafficking in drugs.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
David Eugene Weaber, 43, of Bell Buckle, Tennessee, was arrested near the intersection of Gadsden Road and Chalcrest Drive in Cave Spring early Sunday morning by a Cave Spring police officer.
Weaber is charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession of methamphetamine and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. He’s also facing misdemeanor charges of possession of drugs not in an original container, possession of marijuana and a license plate violation.
Middle Georgia man charged with cocaine
possession
A Forsyth man accused of having cocaine was in jail without bond Monday.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
James Timothy Moore Jr., 43, of Forsyth, was arrested in Garden Lakes Saturday. In addition to a felony charge of possession of cocaine, he is charged with crossing the jail guard line with drugs. He also faces a misdemeanor loitering change.
Fugitive arrested off Rockmart Highway
A Pennsylvania man stopped for reckless driving was being held as a fugitive from justice Sunday.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Michael Kenneth Lester, 40, of Clarendon, Pennsylvania, was stopped Saturday off Ga. 101 near Craton Road and charged with reckless driving.
He would have been released on his own recognizance but police determined he was wanted elsewhere. Lester was jailed on a felony fugitive from justice charge in an unspecified jurisdiction.
Metro Task Force arrests
3 in Tower Road raid
Members of the Rome Floyd Metro Task Force reported finding marijuana plants, methamphetamine and several firearms during the execution of a search warrant at 437 Tower Road.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Shirley Jeanette Smith, 42, Kimberly Gibson, 48, and Joseph Ray Turley, 28, were taken into custody Friday at the residence after officers found multiple marijuana plants growing in containers, processed marijuana, a quantity of methamphetamine and an undisclosed number of firearms.
They are each charged with possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, manufacturing marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and possession of a weapon during an attempt to commit a crime.
Turley and Smith are additionally charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Turley is also charged with a felony probation violation.
All face a misdemeanor charge of possession of drugrelated objects, while Turley also faces a misdemeanor obstruction count.
Traffic stop leads to multiple controlled
substances
A man stopped for speeding was in jail without bond on a probation violation after police reportedly found drugs in the car.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Johnathan Terell Hampton, 33, was stopped by Floyd County police for driving 97 miles per hour early Saturday morning near the intersection of Ga. 20 and Biddy Cut-off Road east of Rome.
During a search of Hampton subsequent to his arrest, police found eight oxycodone pills and 76 grams of marijuana. They also found a bag of methamphetamine sitting on the front passenger seat of the vehicle. A quantity of CBD with 52% THC was found in the console.
Hampton is charged with the felonies possession of methamphetamine and possession of Schedule I and Schedule II controlled substances. He also faces misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana, driving on a suspended license, speeding and a probation violation.
North Ga. woman charged with burglary
A Walker County woman was transferred from the Walker County Jail to the Floyd County Jail to answer to a burglary charge stemming from an incident in Rome back in June.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Kinsey Nicole Money, 23, Rossville is charged with felony first degree burglary. She is accused of entering a home in the 1300 block of Cave Spring Road back on June 22 and remaining in the home for an extended period of time while the owner was away.
Nevada fugitive arrested
in West Rome
Rome police called to investigate a shoplifting complaint in West Rome arrested a woman reportedly wanted by authorities in Nevada.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Kelly Reyna Andrews, 56 was arrested by a Rome officer Friday on a misdemeanor shoplifting charge near Sam’s Club on Redmond Circle.
Once Andrews was booked at the jail, personnel there discovered she was wanted by authorities in Nevada.
Andrews is charged with felony fugitive from justice as well as misdemeanor shoplifting.