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• Four people were arrested October 29 after a search warrant was served.
Amanda Dawn Downs, 36, Michael Russell Bell, 42, Barbara Anne Story, 61 and Lucky Lee Cartwright, 62, were all arrested and charged with felony - possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor - possession of drug related objects.
Bell, Story and Cartwright were additionally charged with misdemeanor - possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.
Pierce County Sheriff's Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (ACE) Unit Investigators and deputies executed the search warrant and made the arrests.
• A’Naiyha Ashanti Hughes, 21, was arrested following a traffic stop Oct. 30.
Hughes was charged with felony - possession of marijuana; misdemeanor - possession of drug related objects and speeding.
The arrest came after a traffic stop by the Georgia State Patrol. K-9 Sergeant Michael James assisted with the stop.
• Melinda Diane Burkhart, 55, was arrested November 1 and charged with felony - possession of methamphetamine.
Burkhart was arrested during a traffic stop by ACE Investigators Greg Nettles and Wayne Mercer.
Sheriff Ramsey Bennett encourages anyone with information on any illegal drug and/or criminal activity to contact the A.C.E. Unit at 912-807-2677, TIP Line at 912-807-8477, or download the free Pierce County Sheriff's app and send an anonymous tip.
