Deputies arrested and charged three Northeast Georgia residents with trafficking heroin and other drug offenses following a traffic stop in Habersham County on Wednesday.
When officers pulled over the vehicle on May 13 on Wyly Street in Cornelia, they reportedly discovered a trafficking amount of heroin, methamphetamine, and other related items. They asked the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) to assist in their narcotics investigation. As a result of that investigation, deputies arrested Eric Lee Martin, 27, of Mt. Airy; Tyler Lee Gibson, 23, of Dahlonega; and Brianne Marie Ross-Rummel, 21, of Gillsville.
In addition to the trafficking charge, deputies charged all three with possession of methamphetamine. They also charged Martin with possession of a controlled substance and failure to stop for a stop sign.
Martin, Gibson, and Ross-Rummel were booked in the Habersham County Jail. As of May 14, they remained in jail without bond.
The investigation is still active, according to ARDEO Special Agent in Charge Trent Hillsman.
About ARDEO
ARDEO is a multi-agency unit that consists of the sheriff’s offices in the following North Georgia counties: White, Lumpkin, Towns, Banks, Jackson, Habersham, Stephens, Rabun, Gilmer, Fannin, and Franklin. Other member agencies include the police departments in Cleveland, Lavonia, and Toccoa, the Georgia National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, the Department of Public Safety, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Citizens are encouraged to report any suspicious drug activity via Facebook IM or at 706-348-7410 or contact your local Sheriff’s Office or Police Department.
Correction: The photographs have been updated with the correct names
