FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Surveillance of a suspected drug dealer’s home paid off big time last week when Johns Creek and Forsyth County detectives arrested five people on various drug and weapon charges and took a sizeable amount of drugs off the street.

Detectives spotted the suspect, Levi Brown, 27, of Dawsonville leaving the home, carrying a large backpack. When they tried to approach him, he dropped the backpack and ran but was quickly apprehended.

The backpack contained approximately 40 grams of methamphetamine, 92 LSD tabs, 15 ounces of GHB, 20 grams of marijuana, 3 amphetamine pills, as well as a sawed-off shotgun.

After Brown was taken into custody, detectives obtained a search warrant for the home where an additional large quantity of methamphetamine was found along with various drug paraphernalia and counterfeit US currency.

Arrested along with Brown are William Johnson, 61, of Cumming, Marsha Baker, 61, of Cartersville, Shanna Anderson, 29, of Cumming and Ivory Stone Guy, 25, of Cumming.

Those individuals face the following charges:

Brown

• Fraud: Altering the Identification of a Weapon
• Trafficking Methamphetamine
• Possession of Schedule I or II Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute
• Possession of a Fire Arm During the Commission of a Felony
• 2 counts Possession, Purchase, Manufacture, Distribution or Sale of Controlled Substance
• Possession, Purchase, Manufacture, Distribution of Sale of Marijuana
• Possession of a Sawed-Off Shot Gun
• Possession of a Fire Arm by a Convicted Felon
• Obstruction of Law Enforcement
• Probation Violation

Johnson

• Forgery 2nd Degree
• Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute
• Possession of Drug Related Objects

Baker

• Possession of Methamphetamine
• Possession Purchase of Any Controlled Substance Schedule III

Shanna Anderson

• Possession of Methamphetamine

Ivory Stone Guy

• Possession of Methamphetamine
• Probation Violation

 

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