4 face trafficking charge after search
Rome-floyd Metro Task Force officers arrested two men and two women after searching a home on Fay Street and recovering a large amount of methamphetamine packaged for sale, reports stated.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Officers went to 3 Fay St. around 3 p.m. Wednesday and found more than 10 ounces of meth and more than 10 ounces of marijuana, both packaged for sale. They also recovered Xanax, hydrocodone, vape cartridges, synthetic marijuana, digital scales, packaging materials and two firearms.
Arrested were Taylor Brooke Owens, 22; Taylor Janet Owens, 22; Bryon Namone Zachery, 41; and Dewayne Titus Daniel Jr., 28, all of Rome.
They are each charged with the felonies possession of meth with the intent to distribute, possession of meth, trafficking in meth, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of marijuana, possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance and possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance with the intent to distribute.
Other felony charges against each of the four are possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a Schedule I controlled substance, possession of synthetic marijuana and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance.
Zachery and Daniel are also charged with felony possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
All four are also charged with misdemeanor possession of drug-related objects.
Rome teen accused of
child molestation
A 19 year old Rome youth has been arrested following an investigation into acts of a sexual nature that are alleged to have occurred in the spring of 2020. According to jail reports: Joshua Tyreik Anderson, 19, was taken into custody by deputies at a local motel Wednesday.
He is accused of sexual acts against a female under the age of 16 at a location off Old Dalton Road in April or May of last year.
Anderson is charged with felony child molestation, statutory rape and aggravated sexual battery.
He has also been charged with two misdemeanor counts of willful obstruction of officers.
Traffic stop leads to meth and gun
A Rome man and woman were jailed after police discovered methamphetamine in an automobile they were in. According to jail reports: Hunter Lee Meeler, 21, was driving on Martha Berry Highway when he was stopped by police near Old School Road. Leah Kate Bramlett, 27, was a passenger in the vehicle where the officers found methamphetamine and a gun.
Both Meeler and Bramlett were charged with felony possession of methamphetamine and possession of a gun during the commission of a felony.
Meeler was also charged with misdemeanor driving on a suspended license. The report did not say why he was initially stopped.
Report: Traffic stop turns up meth, marijuana
A traffic stop on Ga. 53 at Burlington Drive resulted in the arrest of a Rome man on felony drug distribution charges.
According to jail reports: Timothy Christian Vonbehren, 33, was stopped by Floyd County police while operating a vehicle with an expired license. A search turned up meth, more than an ounce of marijuana, a digital scale and packaging material in the vehicle.
Vonbehren is charged with the felonies possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and possession of methamphetamine. He’s also facing misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug-related objects and driving on an expired license.
Police charge 2 with meth possession
An investigation on Ross Street in North Rome early Thursday morning resulted in the arrest of two men on felony charges of possession of methamphetamine. According to jail reports: Henry Marvin Wadsworth, 34, and Cody Lee Barron, 31, of Silver Creek were arrested around 5 a.m. Thursday at 114 Ross St. where police recovered a bag of meth and two syringes. Barron also was charged with a felony probation violation.
Both men also face misdemeanor charges of possession of drug-related objects.
Police: Driver had marijuana, gun
Rome police stopped a vehicle at Glen Milner Boulevard and Second Avenue and recovered a small amount of marijuana, a grinder and a handgun. According to jail reports: Annie Mae Maria Aikens, 37 of Silver Creek, is a convicted felon and police say she knew the gun was in the center console of the car she was driving Wednesday night.
Aikens is charged with the felonies possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. She faces misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and drug-related objects.
Man accused of home invasion, aggravated
assault
A Rome man was arrested Thursday following a home invasion on Atteiram Drive, reports stated.
According to jail reports: Corey Derell Wood, 39, is facing multiple charges after he entered a woman’s home by breaking two windows and chased her with kitchen knives. After leaving the residence, he placed the knives in a nearby garbage bin.
Wood is charged with home invasion in the first degree, aggravated assault, criminal trespass, and felony tampering with evidence.
Man charged with felony theft by taking
A Rome man is charged with stealing a vehicle. According to jail reports: Calvin Mander Lowe Jr., 53, was arrested Wednesday after a 2003 GMC Yukon was found in his possession without the owner’s permission. Lowe is charged with criminal trespass and felony theft by taking.
Police: Woman had 3 bags of meth
A woman was arrested in West Rome on a felony drug charge.
According to jail reports: Amy Christina Wilburn, 34, was found late Wednesday with three bags of methamphetamine on Quiet Acres Road in West Rome. Wilburn is charged with felony possession of methamphetamine.
Man accused of having
heroin at local hotel
A Rome man was arrested on a felony drug charge at the Economy Inn on Martha Berry Boulevard. According to jail reports: Brooks Coe Crider, 36, was found late Wednesday with heroin in his pockets. Crider is charged with felony possession of heroin.