Author: Staff Reports

A recent traffic stop by Coffee County Sheriff’s Office authorities yielded one arrest and the discovery of over four pounds of methamphetamine. Destiny Rios, 23, of Milledgeville, who had been under investigation by the Coffee County Drug Unit, consented to a search of her vehicle during the June 5 traffic stop. Rios admitted to officials that methamphetamine was in the vehicle but claimed it did not belong to her. Detectives discovered two large bags of suspected methamphetamine in the vehicle with a preliminary weight of two kilograms, or 4.4 pounds. Rios was arrested and charged with…

A recent traffic stop by Coffee County Sheriff’s Office authorities yielded one arrest and the discovery of over four pounds of methamphetamine. Destiny Rios, 23, of Milledgeville, who had been under investigation by the Coffee County Drug Unit, consented to a search of her vehicle during the June 5 traffic stop. Rios admitted to officials that methamphetamine was in the vehicle but claimed it did not belong to her. Detectives discovered two large bags of suspected methamphetamine in the vehicle with a preliminary weight of two kilograms, or 4.4 pounds. Rios was arrested and charged with…

It’s never a good idea to drive 72 mph in a 45 zone. It’s an especially bad idea if you allegedly have illegal drugs in your vehicle. On May 25 at around 4 p.m, an officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 221 North in Oak Park traveling 72 mph. The speed zone through that area is 45 mph. The driver, Dalton Lee Wright, 25, of Monroe, a convicted felon, was the only person in the vehicle. A search yielded methamphetamine and a rifle. Wright was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of…

It’s never a good idea to drive 72 mph in a 45 zone. It’s an especially bad idea if you allegedly have illegal drugs in your vehicle. On May 25 at around 4 p.m, an officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 221 North in Oak Park traveling 72 mph. The speed zone through that area is 45 mph. The driver, Dalton Lee Wright, 25, of Monroe, a convicted felon, was the only person in the vehicle. A search yielded methamphetamine and a rifle. Wright was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of…

It’s never a good idea to drive 72 mph in a 45 zone. It’s an especially bad idea if you allegedly have illegal drugs in your vehicle. On May 25 at around 4 p.m, an officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 221 North in Oak Park traveling 72 mph. The speed zone through that area is 45 mph. The driver, Dalton Lee Wright, 25, of Monroe, a convicted felon, was the only person in the vehicle. A search yielded methamphetamine and a rifle. Wright was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of…

On Tuesday, May 30, drug unit officers arrested Martin Tinajero, 27, of Douglas, on illegal drug charges, including trafficking methamphetamine, after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Isaac Brigmond Road. That day around noon, detectives were patrolling Isaac Brigmond Road when they noticed a gold Toyota Camry fail to stop at a stop sign, according to the incident report. Officers made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Tinajero, someone they suspected of dealing illegal drugs. During the stop, officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle. They searched the Camry and found…

On Tuesday, May 30, drug unit officers arrested Martin Tinajero, 27, of Douglas, on illegal drug charges, including trafficking methamphetamine, after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Isaac Brigmond Road. That day around noon, detectives were patrolling Isaac Brigmond Road when they noticed a gold Toyota Camry fail to stop at a stop sign, according to the incident report. Officers made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Tinajero, someone they suspected of dealing illegal drugs. During the stop, officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle. They searched the Camry and found…

On Tuesday, May 30, drug unit officers arrested Martin Tinajero, 27, of Douglas, on illegal drug charges, including trafficking methamphetamine, after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Isaac Brigmond Road. That day around noon, detectives were patrolling Isaac Brigmond Road when they noticed a gold Toyota Camry fail to stop at a stop sign, according to the incident report. Officers made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Tinajero, someone they suspected of dealing illegal drugs. During the stop, officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle. They searched the Camry and found…

On Tuesday, May 30, drug unit officers arrested Martin Tinajero, 27, of Douglas, on illegal drug charges, including trafficking methamphetamine, after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Isaac Brigmond Road. That day around noon, detectives were patrolling Isaac Brigmond Road when they noticed a gold Toyota Camry fail to stop at a stop sign, according to the incident report. Officers made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Tinajero, someone they suspected of dealing illegal drugs. During the stop, officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle. They searched the Camry and found…

Ahmad Rashad Cross, 37, will spend at least 180 days in the Coffee County Jail (and possibly as many as 540) after he disrupted court during a probation revocation hearing last week. The Court found that Cross did not violate his probation and he would have been released from jail had he not exhibited, as is stated in the ruling, “the most vile misbehavior the Court has witnessed in 22 years on the bench.” Cross, a convicted felon, was in jail for allegedly violating his probation by possessing a firearm. The case against him was flimsy and he…