Traffic Stop Leads to Trafficking Charges

On 1/05/2022 Deputies with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Tusquittee Road on a white in color Kia SUV driven by Richard Glenn Scroggs. During the traffic stop Scroggs was placed under arrest for driving on a revoked license. Subsequent to his arrest, a search was conducted on his vehicle were numerous items of drug paraphernalia as well as trafficking levels of suspected heroin were recovered. Mr. Scroggs is currently being held at the Clay County Detention Center on a $75,000 secured bond and has been charged with the following:

Richard Glenn Scroggs, 37 of Hayesville was charged with:

Two counts of Trafficking in Opium/Heroin

Possession With Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Deliver Schedule I Controlled Substance

Maintaining a Vehicle for the purpose of keeping a Controlled Substance

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Driving while license revoked

Mr. Scroggs will have his initial appearance in District court on 01/10/2022 and should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.