The Habersham County Grand Jury indicted a former local businessman and seven others on drug trafficking charges. One of the suspects was allegedly dealing drugs from a home near Woodville Elementary School.
Jurors indicted Gregory Ray Martin, 54, of Maysville, on two counts of trafficking heroin related to his arrest this summer at a Cornelia hotel.
Agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office arrested Martin on July 20, while investigating unrelated criminal activity tied to a major North Georgia drug ring. During that investigation, they executed a search warrant at the Baymont Inn and Suites and say they discovered approximately 20 grams of heroin.
Martin is the former owner of Martin Recreation which operated in Cornelia.
The Grand Jury also indicted Darron Wayne Mann, 49, of Clarkesville, on charges related to his alleged drug dealing near a local school. On August 17, 2019, law enforcement officers arrested Mann at a residence less than a half-mile from Woodville Elementary School.
Habersham County deputies and agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) executed a search warrant at 200 Midland Drive in Clarkesville. Inside the home, they say they found approximately one quarter-pound of meth and other illegal drugs. Mann’s arrest followed a three-month long investigation. Officials executed the search warrant on a Saturday due to the home’s proximity to the school.
The Grand Jury indicted Mann on eight counts including trafficking methamphetamine or amphetamine, four counts of possessing illegal substances near schools, and three counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
Other drug trafficking indictments
In addition to Martin and Mann, the Habersham County Grand Jury also recently returned indictments on six others accused of drug trafficking.
Jurors indicted William Allen Fowler, IV, for trafficking methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
According to prosecutors, Fowler had more than 28 grams of meth and a .45 caliber handgun in his possession when he was arrested on August 19, 2018. Jurors also indicted Fowler – a convicted felon from Hall County – on two weapons charges, giving false information to law enforcement, and driving on a suspended license.
The Habersham County Grand Jury handed down indictments against Jonathan Terry Marsingill and Kellie Celest McGuire for allegedly trafficking meth. When they were arrested on December 20, 2019, prosecutors say they had more than 200 grams of methamphetamine in their possession.
Gabriel Amos Bryson and Anthony Scott Rogers were indicted for trafficking illegal drugs. The indictment states they possessed more than 28 grams of Fentanyl when they were arrested on January 20, 2020.
At the time of his arrest in Habersham County, Bryson was a fugitive wanted in South Carolina. Habersham County Grand Jurors indicted him on a fugitive charge and giving false information to law enforcement. They indicted Rogers for using a transferred license plate to conceal their identity.
And the Habersham County Grand Jury indicted Thomas Lee Gannon with trafficking methamphetamine or amphetamine in a case dating back to July 2019. When he was arrested, authorities say he had more than 200 grams of meth on him. Jurors also indicted Gannon for possessing drug-related objects.
