Angela GarmleyTwo years after the Murray County Sheriff’s Office framed a woman for possessing methamphetamine, the woman is back in jail facing new charges involving the same drug.
The Dalton Police Department arrested 40-year-old Angela Garmley on Tuesday, saying she sold methamphetamine to an informant in late July. Her attorney, McCracken Poston, said he has not seen the evidence in the case but believes the arrest is tied to a 2012 police set-up.
That case started after Garmley filed a complaint with the Judicial Qualifications Commission, saying that Murray County Magistrate Bryant Cochran wanted her to be his mistress. C.J. Joyce, one of Cochran’s tenants, planted a tin of methamphetamine in the wheel well of Garmley’s car.
Murray County sheriff’s Deputy Josh Greeson later pulled Garmley over. After searching the vehicle, Greeson called Capt. Michael Henderson, Cochran’s cousin. Henderson told Greeson where to find the drugs.
Those charges were later dropped, and Greeson and Henderson pleaded guilty to federal obstruction charges. Joyce also pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to distribute a controlled substance.