PRESS RELEASE
Investigation Leads to Search Warrant and Drug Arrests
CRISP COUNTY- November 15, 2023
On November 14, 2023, the Crisp County Special Response Team (SRT) and Mid-South Narcotics Task Force (MSNTF) executed a search warrant at 101 7th Street South, Apt 211, Cordele, Georgia. Authorities discovered a container with white substances inside, bags of suspected marijuana, a firearm, digital scales with white residue on them, and bags. The MSNTF conducted a presumptive test, and the white substance that was found in the search tested positive for fentanyl.
Charles McGruder, a 59-year-old male from Cordele, Georgia, faces the following charges:
- Trafficking in Fentanyl
- Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
- Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute
- (2) Counts of Drug Transaction within 1000 feet of school
Jesse McGruder, a 17-year-old male from Cordele, Georgia, faces the following charges:
- Trafficking in Fentanyl
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Under the Age of 18
- Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute
- (2) Counts of Drug Transaction within 1000 feet of school
