A member of a prominent North Georgia family was indicted in federal court last week on drug charges.
Wesley Gage Weldon, 41, the brother of a former state representative and the son of a doctor, faces charges of distributing methamphetamine and possessing at least 500 grams of the drug with intent to distribute. According to the indictment, prosecutors believe he made at least $255,000 in illegal sales.
Wesley Gage Weldon
Tom Weldon, who represented Ringgold in the state Legislature from 2009 through last year, told the Times Free Press on Monday that he was unaware his brother had been indicted in the Eastern District of Tennessee’s federal court on Feb. 28. Tom Weldon, who is a lawyer, does not plan to serve as his brother’s counsel.
“I’m not sure how he’s going to be represented there,” Tom Weldon said. “We obviously want him to be represented.”
Tom and Wesley’s father, Dr. Darrell Weldon, served as the chairman of the board that controlled Hutcheson Medical Center before an outside company bought the hospital in bankruptcy court 16 months ago.