Eric Shane FreemanFour people have been arrested this week in DeKalb County, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.
Eric Shane Freeman, 48, of Sylvania was arrested on Tuesday, July 18 after Sylvania police and the DeKalb County Drug Task Force initially arrived to serve federal arrest warrants for trafficking marijuana and illegal possession of firearms.
Once inside the residence, officers spotted a sawed-off shotgun in plain sight. The Drug Task Force then obtained a search warrant and found a large amount of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and marijuana.
Freeman was then arrested and charged with possession of a short barrel shotgun, unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and distribution of a controlled substance.
Christopher Allen WhiteChristopher Allen White, 41, of Henagar was arrested that same day after DeKalb County deputies found marijuana in the vehicle he was driving during a traffic stop on County Road 47. The deputy asked White what the green leafy substance was in a bucket on the floor of the passenger side, to which White responded it was marijuana.