They stopped him for an obstructed tag and following too closely. What deputies didn't know when they pulled over David Chavez-Ortiz was that he was trafficking several pounds of a deadly drug.
Troup County reported that they found 28 pounds of methamphetamine in the passenger compartment when a K-9 unit sniffed the drug out after the I-85 traffic stop around 8 a.m. Dec. 6. Chavez-Ortiz was also found to be an illegal immigrant and was driving without a valid drivers license.
He was ultimately charged on the various infractions as well as trafficking meth and is sitting in Troup County jail with no bond.
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Rodney Garvin was charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and obstruction of a law enforcement officer after authorities said he robbed a CVS store Monday night.
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Marcus Harris, 24, of Albany, is charged with felony murder and aggravated assault for the shooting death of 32-year-old Marlon Walker in Gwinnett County on Sept. 30, 2018. (Gwinnett Co. Jail)
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Hellmuth Kolb was arrested by police in Port Orange, Fla., and charged with simple battery and false imprisonment after asking a mother to purchase her 8-year-old daughter.
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Nicholas Deon Thrash has been sentenced to 160 years for multiple counts of child molestation in Marion, Ind. Thrash was originally from Columbus, Ga., and prosecutors said some of the child rapes occurred in Georgia.
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Jameria Alexander, 29, of Atlanta, faces a number of charges after a police chase and crash early Sunday in Coweta County, Ga.
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Former Gwinnett County Deputy Aaron Masters was arrested and charged with battery on Aug. 31, 2018 after authorities said he punched an inmate at the Gwinnett County Jail in the head during an incident when the inmate was harming herself.
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Former Pittsburgh Steelers all-pro linebacker Greg Lloyd is charged with two counts of terroristic threats, simple assault and pointing a pistol at another in connection with a domestic incident in late July 2018.
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Christy Love-Bullock, 39, has been charged with the shooting death of her husband, 39-year-old Montez Love-Bullock, who was found dead in the middle of a Buford roadway early Saturday, Aug. 25.
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Johnathan Wheeler was convicted for the 2014 stabbing murder of an east Cobb bakery owner by a Cobb County jury on August 20, 2018. Cobb Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark sentenced Wheeler to two consecutive life terms without parole.
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Robert Lewis Chandler, 65, of Gainesville, Ga., has been charged with child molestation and felony sexual battery in connection with the abuse of a 4-year-old relative.
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From left, Curtis Rosser, George Butler, Sean Bussard, Tangela Molden and Warner Parks were all arrested on Thursday, July 12 at the LaQuinta Inn in Newnan by the GBI's West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office and the Newnan Police Department.
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Jeffery Scott Moss was arrested in Decatur on July 9, 2018 and charged with first-degree criminal damage to property and aggravated assault for a June 30 drive-by shooting in Gainesville. (Hall Co. Jail)
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Fabian Garcia-Mata -- who also goes by the name George Garcia -- was arrested after police say he dragged two Gainesville police officers in a stolen car on Saturday, July 7.
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Kevin Jerome was arrested on multiple felony counts out of Tennessee while he was driving passengers in an Uber in Cobb County on Sunday, May 20, 2018.
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Georgia Department of Corrections officials said Raul Prado ran off from a work detail in Augusta on Monday, May 7, 2018.
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Ernest Leander Shaw, 65, faces 66 counts of sexual exploitation of children, possession of Schedule IV drugs and crossing guard line with drugs. Additional charges are pending.
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Gainesville Police have charged 27-year-old Elmer B. Bonilla with enticing a child for indecent purposes and child molestation. He was arrested on April 23, 2018.
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Jose Claros was convicted on charges of abusing his stepchildren and their mother on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
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26-year-old Jaquavious Johnson and 21-year-old Scean Mitchell have been convicted in the shooting death of 23-year-old Calvin Clark Jr. on July 14, 2017.
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Police arrested Tyler Casey and Nathaniel Rabideau, both 19, on March 23, for the vandalism incident that occurred on March 19. Both are being charged with burglary, criminal damage to property and vandalism to a place of worship. (Henry County Jail)
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Jerry Bagley was arrested on Sun., Feb. 11, 2018 for the April 2017 murder of an 11-week-old infant in Bartow County. (Bartow Co. Jail)
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Greenville residents Barry Lee Ellenburg, 41, Charlenne Virginia Ellenburg, 64 and Daniel Richard Odell, 35, were all arrested and charged with two counts each of cruelty to children in the 1st degree.
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Greenville residents Barry Lee Ellenburg, 41, Charlenne Virginia Ellenburg, 64 and Daniel Richard Odell, 35, were all arrested and charged with two counts each of cruelty to children in the 1st degree.
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Greenville residents Barry Lee Ellenburg, 41, Charlenne Virginia Ellenburg, 64 and Daniel Richard Odell, 35, were all arrested and charged with two counts each of cruelty to children in the 1st degree.
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Tara Marie Solem was accused of empersonating a police officer at a Chick-fil-A. (Photo: Cobb County Sheriff's Office)
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Perry Brown, 60, was sentenced to life in prison for the death of Willie Joe Beasley. (Photo: Walton County Sheriff's Office)
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Lisa Alexander was charged with neglect after EMS found a disabled man living in "toxic" conditions with open wounds. (Photo: Murray County Sheriff's Office)
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Nicholas Deon Thrash has been accused of impregnating a 10-year-old girl in Marion, Ind. He was arrested on May 17, 2017, and was being held on 10 counts of felony child molesting. (Grant Co., Ind. Jail)
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Michael Lydon Strong B/M 36 YOA charged with:
-VGCSA Possession of MDMA (Ecstasy) With Intent to Distribute
-VGCSA Possession of Methamphetamine
-VGCSA Possession of Cocaine
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Charles Edward Brown B/M 53 YOA charged with
-VGCSA Possession of Psilocybin Mushrooms
-VGCSA Possession of Methamphetamine
-VGCSA Possession of Cocaine
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42-year-old Jamel Harris was charged with murder after police said he played a role in shooting and killing a woman who was responding to an online ad. (Photo: DeKalb County Sheriff)
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17-year-old Jakerius Henry was charged with murder after police said he played a role in shooting and killing a woman who was responding to an online ad. (Photo: DeKalb County Sheriff)
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Police in Miami said Jayce Lii posed as the assistant to Adele's manager in order to get free concert tickets.
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Benjamin Johnson, 39, of Covington was charged with murder, concealing the death of another and arson in the death and burning of a body in Covington on May 6, 2017. (Newton County Jail)
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Frank Mash was accused of stealing election signs in the days leading up to Georgia's 6th District race. (Photo: Fulton County Jail)
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Adam Scott Presley was arrested by Athens-Clarke County Police early Saturday morning after they said he stabbed three people while under the influence of LSD. (Athens-Clarke County PD)
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Chicago Bears cornerback Deiondre Hall (L) and Green Bay Packers cornerback Makinton Dorleant were arrested outside a bar in Cedar Falls, Iowa on March 25, 2017. (Black Hawk County Jail)
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Thomas Edvalson was sentenced for hosting a site for child porn and offering a "how-to" guide for others to set up their own.
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Ron Gorman, 51, was charged with more than 260 counts related to alleged repeated sexual assault of a teen victim out of Pennsylvania. He was picked up in Cobb County. (Photo: Cobb County Sheriff's Office)
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Zhibin Duan was charged with murder after investigators found his estranged wife's body inside his home.
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Joshua Boone was charged iwth vehicular homicide after police say he drove the wrong way on I-85, crashed into a vehicle, and killed the driver.
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Known as Spladder the clown, White was a member of the Whitfield Fire Clown Posse. The group visited schools in the area and taught them fire safety while dressed as clowns.
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Matthew Flesher was arrested and charged after police found video evidence he'd be spying on his neighbors for years.
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ACWORTH, Ga. – Bartow County Sheriff's Office has arrested 24-year-old Ryan Erikson for possession of child pornography.
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Escaped Tennessee inmate David Frazier was captured Wednesday Dec. 28 in Forsyth County Georgia after being on the run for two days.
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Darrel L. Eaker II, 43 of Ballground, Georgia has been charged with malice murder FVA and aggravated assault FVA
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Gwinnett County Police have arrested 34-year-old Nicholas Kelley for his sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl.
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Kelly Grace O'Brien is accused of trying to steal thousands of dollars of teeth whitening strips and razor blades from a Walmart.
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Jahleel Brown, along with his step-son, was charged in the death of Brown's 14-year-old daughter's Dec. 6 death. Both Brown and the juvenile were charged with Reckless Conduct and Involuntary Manslaughter.
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Jose Rodriguez was arrested December 6 in Newnan on charges of impersonating an officer, shoplifting and obstruction of officers (Newnan PD)
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Cynthia Mann Klaudt, 60, was arrested Thursday after a bloody altercation with her husband.
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Antonio Gee was arrested on multiple charges after the four-hour standoff in a Mableton home on Wed., December 7, 2016 (Cobb County Jail mugshot)
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Police arrested Terique Hall after he allegedly strangled a woman to death inside a DeKalb County hotel.
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Authorities say 50-year-old Ronald Mark Clark of Woodstock, Ga. was behind multiple burglaries in the Marietta-area during which he forced open unoccupied homes and took high-end kitchen ranges.
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Christopher Florence was named along with the leader of a local sect of the Bloods gang in an indictment for the shooting-death of a 9-month-old baby.
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Marco Watson was named along with the leader of a local sect of the Bloods gang in an indictment for the shooting-death of a 9-month-old baby.
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Eunice English was named along with the leader of a local sect of the Bloods gang in an indictment for the shooting-death of a 9-month-old baby.
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Devin Thomas was named along with the leader of a local sect of the Bloods gang in an indictment for the shooting-death of a 9-month-old baby.
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Tracia Hubbard, 48, is accused of shooting Brandon Parker, 33, to death after the two argued outside of her mother's home at 739 Grosso Ave.
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Gregory Andre Stillwell is accused of attacking an elderly woman. (Photo: McDonough Police Department)
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Thomas Sickman, a teacher at Heard County High, is accused of having sex with a student. (Photo: Heard County Sheriff's Office)
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Jonathan Michael Wimbs is accused of striking a police K9 several times with brass knuckles (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
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Kelless Twohearts Lory, 58, faces two life sentences plus 40 years after a jury found him guilty of two counts of aggravated child molestation and two counts of molestation.
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Todd, a Fulton County Sheriff's Deputy Cadet, is charged with sneaking in drugs, liquor and even a phone to an inmate at the Fulton County Jail.
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Elizabeth Mack was charged after authorities said she allowed her husband to beat her child (Photo: Gwinnett County Police Department)
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Nyree Rapley is accused of firing off a gun during an argument. (Photo: Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office)
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Daniel Dutton, an assistant basketball coach at Marist School, was arrested on child pornography possession charges.
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Quintarious Walker was arrested in the death of a couple whose bodies were found in a Norcross neighborhood.
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Clifford Bernard Neal is accused of shaking off a Taser shot and throwing an officer from a moving vehicle