Tips about gang activity lead to raids, arrests at 2 Waycross complexes, GBI says

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – GBI agents raided two apartment complexes Friday after tips about gang activity they received from the public and other law enforcement agencies, according to a release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The tips led investigators to document Bloods, BOA, G-Shyne, Ghost Face, and Gangster Disciples gang activity at the Garlington Heights and Ware Manor Apartments in Waycross, GBI said.

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The raids, assisted by Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Corrections, and Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, led to multiple arrests on charges from drugs to parole violations.

Police executed a search warrant on Arnold McKinney Drive in Waycross and seized a 9mm handgun, drug paraphernalia, and a police scanner.

Here is a list of people arrested during the investigation.

  • 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

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Regional Office in Douglas, GA. at (912) 389-4103, Waycross Police Department at (912) 287-2924, or Ware County Sheriff’s Office at (912) 287-8477. Tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477).


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