Arrests in Rockmart, Aragon follow DTF seizures
Several suspects were taken into custody by the Polk County Drug Task Force through the month as arrests were made in Rockmart in an effort to curb midlevel and street level dealing.
Details on how much drugs were seized were not immediately available according to Drug Task Force Public Information Off i c er and Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, who added that the information would be forthcoming.
The arrests brought several investigations to a close, according to the release. It did not state if the various suspects were connected to one another.
According to a release from the task force, the first round of seizures and arrests were made on July 6 when the several officers from local agencies participated in a raid on 479 Clearwater St. in Rockmart.
The release stated that "an amount of Methamphetamine and narcotic pain pills" was recovered along with "various paraphernalia."
Robert Glen Oliver, 54, was jailed on violation of Georgia controlled substance act, possession of methamphetamine, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, possession of drug related objects, and crossing the guard line with drugs. He remains in the Polk County Jail on a $13,000 bond.
Arrested with Oliver was Melisa Jean Harris on charges of violation of Georgia controlled substance act, possession of methamphetamine, possession of schedule II controlled substance, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, and possession of drug related objects. She also remains in jail on an $11,500 bond as of press time.
Following the first raid and arrests, the task force then went to 481 Clearwater St, Rockmart, and jailed Charles Jefferson Moore, 42, who was held on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of tools for the commission of a crime. He spent 18 days in jail and was released on a $7,500 bond.
Two more arrests followed on July 18, when agents t ook Robert Shawn Formby and Sinjen Rachelle Goss into custody at 106 Formby Trail in Aragon while executing another search warrant. The release stated that agents found methamphetamine and various paraphernalia during the search.
Formby, 40, is being held for possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of tools for the commission of a crime and first degree forgery for having a counterfeit bill. His bail had yet to be set by press time.
Goss, 25, is also being held without bail for possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of tools for the commission of a crime.
One final arrest came on July 19 to wrap up operations with 716 Fairview Rd, Rockmart being searched by task force agents and Julie Marie Brumbelow being taken into custody. According to the task force release, methamphetamines and narcotic pain pills and various paraphernalia were found at the residence.
Brumbelow, 56, is being held on possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, and possession of tools for the commission of a crime. No bond has yet been set for her charges and she remains in the Polk County Jail as of press time.
The task force received the help of the Rockmart Police Department, Polk County Sheriff’s Department, Polk County Police Department, Cedartown Police Department, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation during the latest crackdown.
Anyone with drug-related information is encouraged to come forward and share the information by calling the task force at 678-901-4644 or via email at pcdtf@polkga.org.