A man wanted in Georgia on aggravated assault charges was arrested Wednesday, July 12 after a manhunt by the U.S. Marshals Service and local law enforcement in DeKalb and Jackson counties.
Craig Avery CarrellDeKalb Sheriff Jimmy Harris said in a news release the marshals contacted his office for help in tracking down Craig Avery Carrell, 43, of Higdon. Carrell was wanted on two felony warrants charging him with aggravated assault.
Jordan Karee BradleyHarris said his deputies and drug task force members from DeKalb They eventually found Carrell in a vehicle on Alabama Avenue in Fort Payne and took him into custody.
The offices found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and marijuana in the car and arrested the driver, Jordan Karee Bradley, 27, of Sylvania.
Carrell and Bradley were charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. No bail had been set as of midday Thursday, Harris said, and Carrell still faces extradition to Georgia.