Local authorities, FBI task force arrest three suspects in Cornelia

Anna Jessica Bravo and Brison Marquez Browner, both of Cornelia, were arrested on drug charges Dec. 12, 2024. (Habersham County Sheriff's Office)

The Cornelia Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation coordinated in a joint effort that led to the arrests of three suspects last week.

Now Habersham requested incident reports on two of the suspects from Cornelia’s Police Department on Monday, Dec. 16 – a day before the department announced the arrests via Facebook. Cornelia has yet to release the two incident reports.

Cornelia police officers and the FBI’s Major Offenders Task Force on Dec. 12 initiated a traffic stop inside city limits after an ongoing “drug investigation,” according to authorities. 

A 2015 Ford Focus was stopped for no insurance on Elrod Street near Stonecypher when Anna Jessica Bravo, 27, and Brison Marquez Browner, 28, both of Cornelia, were detained during an investigation. 

Officers allegedly located a handgun and 21 ounces of marijuana inside the vehicle. Search warrants were then executed at two residences in Cornelia.

At 213 Tutt Rd., investigators allegedly located another ounce of marijuana and 14 grams of crack cocaine as well as THC vape cartridges. 

James Gerald Orsborn, 53, of Cornelia, was arrested at that location and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of a schedule I controlled substance with intent to distribute. 

An undisclosed amount of U.S. currency also was seized, according to authorities. 

At 448 Old Cleveland Road, investigators allegedly located approximately one ounce of marijuana, MDMA pills and oxycodone. 

Both Bravo and Browner were charged for two counts of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during commission of certain felonies, possession of MDMA, possession of oxycodone, and drug distribution within 1000 feet of a school.

Now Habersham will update this article when the incident reports requested are released by the Cornelia Police Department.