A Cornelia woman has been moved from the Hall County jail to Habersham to face a drug trafficking charge.
The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office took Brandi Lee Hurt into custody at the Hall County Detention Center on December 14. She was moved to the Habersham County jail on charges stemming from a search last month at her residence.
Authorities initially picked up Hurt on November 22 during a traffic stop while investigating meth trafficking in Hall and Lumpkin counties. During the stop, officials say they found an ounce of methamphetamine in her car. That led to a search warrant for her residence at 3510 Pea Ridge Road.
The arrest warrant states that Hurt admitted to having drugs in her house during the search and told the officers where to find them. Agents say they seized approximately a half kilogram of meth from her bedroom. Under Georgia law, the trafficking charge for that amount of meth carries with it a mandatory 25-year prison sentence and up to a $1 million fine.
Officers charged Hurt with trafficking methamphetamine in both Habersham and Hall counties. She was returned to Habersham on Tuesday and booked into the county jail. A judge denied her bond.
