Major drug dealer nabbed following multiple raids

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A joint effort between Warner Robins Police Department and

the Houston County Sheriff’s Office took what Sheriff Cullen Talton calls “one

of the major drug dealers” off the streets of Houston County.

At a press conference held Wednesday, police officials said

eight people were arrested last Thursday after seven simultaneous search

warrants were served at seven different locations. In addition to the arrests,

authorities seized nearly $62,000 in cash, 28 marijuana plants (approximate

street value $56,000), six ounces of methamphetamine (approximate $16,800

street value), one-fourth ounce cocaine (approximate street value $840) 11

vehicles, 14 four-wheelers, eight dirt bikes, 18 guns and 13 pit bull dogs.

Police said a three-month long investigation revealed that

Andrew Martin Holiday, the man believed to be the ring leader of the drug

trafficking organization, was allegedly trafficking methamphetamine – among

other drugs – and involved in dog fighting.

Among those arrested was Frank James Fountain Jr., 37, who according

to police, is a corrections officer at the youth detention center in Eastman.

Capt. Jon Holland with the sheriff’s office said that during

the execution of the search warrants police found marijuana plants growing in

Fountain’s residence.

Others arrested in the raids were: David Benjamin Baker, 31;

Brittney Marie Baldwin, 22; Heather Michelle Moore, 22; Eric Dewayne McIntyre,

36; Jonathan Richard Whiddon, 24, and Alonzo Laverne Wheeler, 40.

Talton said they believe the Andrew Martin Holiday drug

trafficking organization has been involved in the distribution of methamphetamine,

cocaine, marijuana and prescription drugs in the Middle Georgia area.

They also found that some of the subjects involved in the

drug ring were also part of an elaborate network of pit bull dog fighting and

gambling.

The locations that the search warrants were served at were:

103 Christopher Lane, Centerville; 105 Enlish Dr., Bonaire;

300 Milton Court, Kathleen; 303 W. Houston Dr., Kathleen; 201 Milton Court,

Kathleen; 256 Holiday Circle, Kathleen, and 302 W. Houston Dr., Kathleen.

All of the suspects are being held in the Houston County

Jail without bond.

Talton noted that the investigation is still ongoing and

that he expects more arrests to be made.

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