Drug Investigation Leads to Two Arrests in Toccoa

Two people face drug charges after an investigation by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office.

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that his office arrested 25-year-old William Thomas Smith of Toccoa and 35-year-old James Eugene Burns of Carnesville last Wednesday, October 21, in the parking lot of a business off of Collins Road.

Shirley said both men were charged with Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute and Possession of a Schedule Two Controlled Substance, methadone, with the Intent to Distribute.

The sheriff said authorities seized about 14 grams of suspected methamphetamine with a street value of almost $1,500 and several methadone pills.

He said the arrests stemmed from an investigation into the sale and distribution of methamphetamine occurring within the city limits of Toccoa.

According to the sheriff, both men were transported to the Stephens County Jail and granted a $45,000 bond.

Shirley said one of the men has bonded out, while the other was, at last report, still housed at the Detention Center.