Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad (CMANS) announces the arrest of Amy M. Armstrong of Woodstock.  ARMSTRONG is a Registered Nurse employed by a hospice agency. On Tuesday, August 23, Agents observed ARMSTRONG as she took pills from an elderly patient at the patient’s home.  Agents had been alerted by a family member to the possible theft of the narcotic pain killers which the patient had been prescribed.  When agents moved in to

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad (CMANS) announces the arrest William Joseph “Jody” Gaddis, W/M 47 YOA of Ball Ground, Georgia, on charges of manufacturing marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Governor’s Task Force (GTF) for Drug Suppression helicopters observed several growing marijuana plants behind a residence on Sperin Road in northern Cherokee County.  As the helicopter pilots called for assistance from

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad (CMANS) announces the arrest of several individuals responsible for trafficking methamphetamine in Cherokee County.  The arrests are the results of a several month long investigation of a trafficking organization which stretched from Georgia to California.  The CMANS agents were joined by agents of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Roswell Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration in this intensive investigation.  The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office K-9

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