Eleven individuals were arrested last week after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation initiated a gang investigation.
The GBI Region 4 office in Douglas became aware of the ongoing gang activity on May 7, 2021, after information from the public informed the agency of illegal activity occurring in the Garlington Heights and Ware Manor Apartments in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia. Couple with information from the Waycross Police Department, Ware County Sheriff’s Office, and the Georgia Department of Community Supervision (DCS), GBI Region 4 and GBI Gang Task Force agents, Waycross Police Department Special Operations Unit, Ware County Drug Investigators, and DCS officers conducted investigative acts that led investigators to document Bloods, BOA, G-Shyne, Ghost Face, and Gangster Disciples gang activity in the above listed housing areas.
As a result, the investigating agencies, along with the Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Corrections, and Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice initiated searches for wanted persons and apartments located in the Garlington Heights and Ware Manor Apartment complexes and other locations.
The following individuals were arrested as a result of the operation:
- Jonathan Atwater 30, Charge: VGCSA Sale of Cocaine
- Antron Bell, 29 Charge: Parole Violation
- Darius Cason 21, Charge: Violation of Probation Criminal Trespass
- Samuel Sanchez Cruz, 48 Charge: Suspended License
- Donald Hargrove, 40 Charge: Battery and Family Violence
- Jamar Kitchen, 41 Charge: VGCSA Sale of Cocaine
- Lamarius Lawson, 28 Charge: Criminal Trespass
- Jerrell Owens, 24 Charge: Probation Violation
- Christopher James Walker 29, Charge: Fugitive Warrant
- Antonio Williams, 31 Charge: Criminal Trespass
- Rude Williams 34, Charge: Probation Violation
During the operation, law enforcement executed a search warrant at 725 Arnold McKinney Drive, Waycross, and seized a 9mm handgun, drug paraphernalia, and a police scanner. Gang related items were also seized from the residence.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact:
- GBI Regional Office in Douglas, GA. at (912) 389-4103
- Waycross Police Department at (912) 287-2924
- Ware County Sheriff’s Office at (912) 287-8477
