Bench warrants were issued by the Piedmont Superior Court and arrests were carried out by the Banks County Sheriff’s Office.Įach of those accused have been indicted on eight counts of acting in violation of the Georgia Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act. The Weld County Drug Task Force arrested a 26-year-old man in early March for multiple outstanding felony warrants related to previous drug distribution charges. The case was presented by the District Attorney’s Office for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit and the Appalachian Drug Task Force to a Banks County grand jury in late May. As a result of those search warrants, police recovered over 18 kilograms of cocaine, 2.7 kilograms of heroin/fentanyl, 5.9 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, 170 pounds of marijuana and. County Sheriffs Office Franklin County Sheriffs Office, Fannin County. Cain, who has been employed by Hall County since 2008, has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation.īrian William Craig of Maysville, who is currently serving a 12-year sentence at the Coffee Correctional Facility for drug violations in Hall County, is believed to be the head of the operations, according to Banks authorities. Banks County Sheriffs Office, the White County Sheriffs Office, Lumpkin County. Most recently, Devon Caine Ledford, 37, a Hall County corrections officer in the road maintenance division, was arrested Wednesday for his alleged connection with the operation, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. 1 count(s) of 784.03.1a1 - TOUCH OR STRIKE 1 count(s) of 877.111.1 - INHALE INGEST HARMFUL CHEMICALS.
