(Cleveland)- White County Sheriff Rick Kelley has announced that five people were arrested in White County on drug-related charges.
Sheriff Kelley in a news release said, following up on tips and complaints from the citizens of White County, White County Sheriff’s Deputies, Agents with Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Officers with the Department of Community Supervision visited numerous residential addresses in the county on Thursday, September 30th. Kelley said they targeted multiple locations in the Kellum Valley community.
Based upon the follow-up investigation at those addresses Sheriff Kelley said they made five arrests.
Those taken into custody were identified as 30-year old Nicholas Chaney Toler of Gainesville, he was charged with Possession of Meth and Possession of Heroin, 42-year-old John David Howard of Cleveland, he was arrested on a warrant out of Hall County, 55-year old Michael Kelly Small of Cleveland, who was charged with Possession of Meth and Possession of Controlled Substance Schedule II (Adderall), 40-year-old Stephanie Dawn Watson of Cleveland, charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, and Desiray Lane Rider age 33, of Cleveland, charged with Possession of Methamphetamine.
In addition to the arrest officers also confiscated $15,000 worth of stolen property.
Anyone who wishes to submit a tip can call the White County Sheriff’s Office at 706-865-5177 or call the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) at 706-348-7410.
The charges were dismissed by arresting authorities and the D.A., for Michael Kelly Small and Stephanie Dawn Watson. Furthermore, neither of the two have any associations nor affiliations with any other persons in this post.