Two arrested on trafficking charges in Cornelia

(Habersham County Sheriff's Office)

Two people have been arrested on drug trafficking charges after an investigation Wednesday night outside a Dollar General store in Cornelia, according to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office.

Jeremy Keith May, 34, of Demorest, and Meagan Brooke Hutcheson, 25, of Cleveland, were taken into custody by the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and Special Operations Unit, which included K9 officers. 

Both face charges of trafficking methamphetamine.

Authorities say May was arrested as he was about to enter the Dollar General on Pea Ridge Road on Wednesday, March 19. May was also found to have multiple outstanding arrest warrants from other counties, according to authorities. 

Hutcheson was also charged with trafficking methamphetamine.

The arrests were part of an ongoing effort by local law enforcement to crack down on drug-related crimes in the region.