Two men, including a Cave Spring police officer, have been arrested and face multiple felony drug charges, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday.
Marvin James Armstrong, a resident of Chattooga County, and Terry Lee Wheeler, a resident of Floyd County, are accused of multiple illegal drug sales in and around Rome. Both men are being held in the Floyd County jail, according to the GBI. No bond has been set for either man, according to the jail’s website.
Armstrong has been an officer with the Cave Spring Police Department since Aug. 19 and began his career as a Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office peace officer in 2015, according to state peace officer records.
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Charges against Armstrong include conspiracy to possess fentanyl, conspiracy to possess methamphetamine, conspiracy to possess Percocet and use of a communication facility during the commission of a felony. Charges against Wheeler include conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute Percocet and use of a communication facility during the commission of a felony.
