Tuesday night was a busy evening for patrol deputies; the Drug Interdiction and Criminal Enforcement Unit, known as DICE; and the Douglas Coffee Drug Unit, known as DCDU, as multiple arrests were made on charges ranging from warrant executions to drug and firearm offenses.
Members of DCDU initiated a traffic stop on 30-year-old Antion Dwayne Byrd Jr., of Douglas. Byrde fled the scene on foot, resulting in a brief chase. He was quickly apprehended and is now facing charges of fleeing and eluding.
Later in the evening, patrol deputies conducted a traffic stop on 21-year-old Chance Spires. Due to circumstances observed during the stop, DCDU agents were requested. Agents recovered a stolen AK47 rifle and approximately two ounces of marijuana. Spires was arrested and faces charges of possession of a Schedule I Controlled Substance with intent to distribute and possession of a stolen firearm.
DICE agents conducted a separate traffic stop on 41-year-old Brandy McCurry. DCDU agents were requested at the scene and located a quantity of methamphetamine inside the vehicle. McCurry was taken into custody and faces charges of possession of methamphetamine.
Patrol deputies also stopped 51-year-old John Hursey. In accordance with Hursey’s probation conditions, DICE agents conducted a standard search of the vehicle and recovered a quantity of methamphetamine. Hursey was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine.
Deputies were later dispatched to the area of Parkway Road regarding a suspicious person. Deputies and DICE agents identified the individual as 25-year-old Dalton Leon Lauramore, a wanted fugitive out of Florida. Lauramore was immediately taken into custody and transported to the Coffee County Jail as a fugitive from justice.
In the early morning hours, a call was received from residents at the Econolodge reporting an individual attempting to steal property. DCDU agents arrived and identified 47-year-old Brian Fuller as the suspect. Fuller was found in possession of a quantity of methamphetamine and arrested and charged with possession of meth.
“Whatever you do for work after this long Thanksgiving break, do it wholeheartedly. Unless you’re a drug dealer in this county. Then I’d suggest calling a moving company,” stated Sheriff Fred Cole.
