Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team Operation Nets Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Indictment and Arrests
For Immediate Release
Chatham County, GA (October 24, 2024) - In October of 2024, the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) working closely with the District Attorney’s Office and the Prosecuting Attorney’s Counsel (PAC) ended a fourteen (14) month investigation into a drug trafficking organization based in Savannah, Georgia. A grand jury in the Chatham County Superior Court of the Eastern Judicial Circuit, handed down a 39-co-defendant indictment charging the defendants with violations of the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; also known as RICO. During the investigation, law enforcement seized thirteen kilograms of Methamphetamine, more than one kilogram of Fentanyl, seventeen firearms, and $190,367.93 in US currency. The investigation further revealed that members of the organization transported kilogram quantities of controlled substances into Chatham County, Georgia. In January of 2024, the organization attempted to deliver three kilograms of Methamphetamine into Chatham County, but investigators interrupted the delivery and seized the Methamphetamine. Additionally, members of this organization participated in the introduction of contraband into Georgia state prisons. In coordination with the Georgia Department of Corrections, investigators disrupted several attempts to introduce contraband into the prison system.
Currently the following 22 individuals have been arrested pursuant to the indictment:
- Jeremy Bunton
- Richard Corbin
- Geoffrey Freitag
- Joshua Hadden
- Ashlee Mock
- Bryan Hobbs
- Ashley Ingram
- Randy Martin
- Laura Davis a.k.a Laura Smith
- Marissa Tremble
- Joseph Wiley
- Gregory Graham
- Michael Mack
- Malcolm Tartt
- Fess Louper
- Alejandro Turrubiates Ayala
- Alejandro Turrubietes Aguilar
- Myra Myrick
- Larry Rogers
- Ashley Sanchez
- Jerry Jackson
- Dustin McTaggart
Ongoing Efforts to Locate Suspects
At this stage, 17 defendants are still being sought by law enforcement. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the following individuals is urged to contact CNT or Crime Stoppers:
- Ronald Beasley
- William Davis
- Douglas Waldron
- Jamaal Chisholm
- Marie Powell
- Toni Sawyer
- Lyndi Bannister
- Jessie Jones
- Audrey Lambright
- Allison Snyder – No Photo
- Charles Hollins
- Marion Bowens
- Cory Hargrave
- Brandi Perkins
- Kahla Jackson –
- Fatearrah Calloway –
- Tamia Boyd –
How to Provide Information
If you have any information regarding these individuals, please contact:
CNT Tip Line: (912) 652-3900
Crime Stoppers (Anonymous): (912) 234-2020
Law Enforcement and Prosecution Partnerships
This operation was the result of collaborative efforts by the following agencies:
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)
- Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC)
- Savannah Police Department (SPD)
- Chatham County Police Department (CCPD)
- Treutlen County Sheriff's Office
- Garden City Police Department
- Pooler Police Department
- Bloomingdale Police Department
The Chatham County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case, in partnership with the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council (PAC).
Media Contact
For additional information, contact Brittany Slattery, Public Information Officer at bslattery@ChathamCounty.org or (912) 652-3917.
Photos of Individuals Contact:
Brittany Slattery Public Information Officer Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team Phone: (912) 652-3917 Email: bslattery@ChathamCounty.org
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