Officers from multiple law enforcement agencies arrested four Coffee County individuals Thursday morning as part of an investigation that began in the fall of 2015. The four subjects, all males, were arrested on charges related to the sale of crack cocaine, methamphetamine, and prescription medication.
According to Agent Jamie Jones of the GBI Southeastern Regional Drug Enforcement Office, officers arrested Tadesses Butler on two counts of selling methamphetamine; Anthony Whitfield on three counts of selling cocaine; Shaquille Rashon Sharpe on one count of selling Oxycodone; and Tyrone Gifford on one count each of selling cocaine, selling a Schedule II controlled substance, and selling a Schedule IV controlled substance.
In addition to officers from the regional drug enforcement office, officers from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, the local HEAT Unit, Douglas State Probation Office, and Nicholls Police Department assisted with the investigation.
Anthony Whitfield
