Elberton Police say a 29 year-old Elbert County man arrested on drug charges was caught marijuana while standing outside police department headquarters in Elberton. Wesley David was booked into the Elbert County jail.
Bond is set at $32,000 for an Elbert County man arrested on a list of charges that include assault and alleged weapons violations: Christopher Ogle is 30 years old, from Elberton. He's also facing marijuana and methamphetamine possession charges.
A burglary suspect is behind bars in Elbert County: 56 year-old John Barton is charged in a reported break-in on Bowman Highway in Elbert County.
A Gainesville man was killed in a Wednesday crash on I-985 near Buford. Gwinnett County Police say an SUV driven by 45 year-old Keith Tumlin rear-ended a log truck. Tumlin died on the scene; Gwinnett Police say the driver of the truck was not injured.
There are DUI, vehicular homicide, and felony hit-and-run charges for a Fannin County man: Hunter Elliot is 23 years old, from Blue Ridge. He’s charged in a wreck that happened last weekend: a 2 year-old boy was killed; the boy’s parents were injured.
Police say a student from Gwinnett County is accused of setting an off-campus fire is the only suspect in about 20 fires set on the campus of the University of South Carolina Upstate: Brandon Burt is 19 years old, from Suwanee.