‘Knock and talk’ leads to local drug arrests

A Cleveland woman and two Gainesville men face charges after a multi-agency drug investigation.

Katlynn Marie Penick, 30, faces three felony counts for possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl and crossing guard lines with drugs. Authorities charged Christopher David Richmond, 28, with possession of meth, and Jonathon Bobby Corum, 28, on a hold from the Danielsville Police Department.

Investigators say the three were at a house at 718 County Line Church Road in Cleveland when agents conducted a “knock and talk” on November 30. Law enforcement went to the house after receiving complaints about drug activity there, says White County Sheriff Rick Kelley.

Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) agents and deputies from the sheriff’s offices in White and Hall counties participated in the investigation.

If you have a drug tip, please call the White County Sheriff’s Office at 706-865- 5177 or ARDEO at 706-348-7410.