A Commerce City Council member was arrested for drug activity after investigators said she sold marijuana from her home in Jackson County.
Roshuanda Merritt, 43, was charged with criminal attempt to commit the sale of marijuana and use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a felony, according to the GBI. The investigation into Merritt began in December 2023 after the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office conducted an unrelated investigation and discovered that Merritt was allegedly distributing marijuana from her home.
Merritt was elected to the Commerce city council last November and took office this month.
The GBI was called in by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to assist with the investigation.
Following her arrest, authorities booked Merritt at the Jackson County Jail. She was released the same day on a $5,000 bond0.
If you have any information about drug activity, you’re asked to call the GBI’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office at 706-348-7410. You can also submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-597-8477, submitting a tip online or by downloading the bureau’s See Something, Send Something mobile app.
The GBI said the investigation into Merritt is ongoing.
