Three charged with trafficking methamphetamine
News October 13, 2021
HAYESVILLE, N.C. – On October 6, 2021, Clay County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a disturbance at Peace of Mind Campground.
Once on the scene, they attempted to arrest Stephen Shiebler, who resisted and fled on foot.
Due to evidence found at the scene, a search warrant was executed at the residence. Deputies uncovered 1.2 pounds of methamphetamine, 9 grams of fentanyl, four firearms, and $4,000 in cash.
Jeffrey Allen Medley and Misty Ann Ledford were both arrested at the scene and charged with possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule II controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, traffick in methamphetamine and maintain a place for controlled substance. They were given a bond of $260,000 and a court date of October 11, 2021.
Stephen Andrew Shiebler has warrants for his arrest for maintain a vehicle/dwelling/place for controlled substance, traffick in methamphetamine, possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule II controlled substance, possess methamphetamine, and four counts of possession of firearm by felon.
The last known area of Shiebler was along 175 near the Georgia line. He’s approximately 6 feet tall and 170 pounds.
Clay County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone who has seen him to contact them at (828) 389-6354.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Traffic stop leads to multiple drug-related arrests
News, Police & Government, Press Release June 5, 2020
Press Release – On Sunday, May 31, 2020, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Towns County Sheriff’s Office with a traffic stop on Highway 175 near the NC/GA state line. During this traffic stop information was obtained to the possibility of illegal controlled substances may be located at Chatuge Mountain Inn in Hayesville. Deputies then responded to Chatuge Mountain Inn to follow up on the information they had received at the traffic stop. Upon the conclusion of their investigation, 136 grams of methamphetamine were seized, a firearm and $10,932 in US currency. The following subjects were arrested and transported to the Clay County Detention Center:
- Stephen Gregory Skaggs, 33 of Poca, West Virginia was charged with:
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Resisting Public Officer, Maintain a Vehicle/Dwelling/Place for Controlled Substance and Traffick in Methamphetamine. He was given a court date of July 13 and a $200,000 secured bond. - Elizabeth Durham, 32 of Charleston, West Virginia was charged with:
Carrying a concealed gun and Possession of Methamphetamine. She was given a court date of July 13 and a $20,000 unsecured bond. - Joseph Michael Eads, 35 of Clarksburg, West Virginia was charged with:
Carrying a Concealed gun, Possession of Firearm by Felon and Possession of Methamphetamine. He was given a court date of July 13 and a $40,000 secured bond.
Fetch Your News will update this story as information becomes available.
Joseph Michael Eads
Elizabeth Durham
Stephen Gregory Skaggs
Images courtesy of Clay County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
Cross county vehicle pursuit results in methamphetamine bust
News, Press Release February 28, 2020
CLAY COUNTY, N.C. – Clay County Sheriff’s deputies seized nearly half a pound of methamphetamine after suspect abandoned their vehicle and fled on foot on Feb. 27. The next day, law enforcement tracked the individual to Towns, County, Ga.
On the afternoon of Feb. 27, 2020, deputies with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office attempted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Malibu on Fires Creek Road in Hayesville. When the deputy initiated the traffic stop, the suspect immediately fled the area and lead deputies on a high-speed chase for several miles. Deputies attempted using “spike strips” but were unsuccessful. Deputies pursued the vehicle from Fires Creek Road to Carter Cove Road and into Georgia from West Gum Log Road. The suspects pulled into a driveway of a residence and fled on foot from the scene. Clay County, Towns County, and Union County deputies continued to search the area but were unable to locate the driver of the vehicle.
On Feb. 28, Clay County Sheriff’s Office received information that the suspected driver was in hiding at a Towns County residence. Deputies and investigators with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office assisted Towns County Sheriff’s Office in apprehending the suspect at that residence and took him into custody.
Zachary William Hart, 22 of Warne, had outstanding Orders for Arrest from Randolph County, N.C. for Resisting Public Officer, Expired/No Inspection, and Assault on a Female, as well as probation warrants from Georgia. He was also charged with a felony, Flee to Elude Arrest with Motor Vehicle, Possession with Intent to Manufacture Sell, and Deliver Methamphetamine and Traffick In Methamphetamine from the vehicle pursuit from the previous day. He is currently incarcerated in Towns County Detention Center awaiting extradition to North Carolina.
Fetch Your News will update this story as more information becomes available. Please remember that everyone is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Two Hayesville residents arrested in Florida on drug charges
News August 12, 2019HAYESVILLE, NC – Florida’s Clermont Police Department arrested two male Hayesville residents Thursday, Aug. 8, on multiple drug charges.
Brett Dakota Wilson, 23, and Christopher Dwight Barnard, 18, who were listed as homeless on the obtained police report, were charged with the following crimes:
Brett Dakota Wilson
Brett Dakota Wilson:
- Possession of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
- Possession of Marijuana – Over 20 grams
- Possession of Controlled Substance – Hydrocodone
- Introduction of Contraband to a Correctional Facility
Christopher Dwight Barnard
Christopher Dwight Barnard:
- Possession of Controlled Substance – Hydrocodone
- Possession of Marijuana – Over 20 grams
Barnard was released on a $4000 bond, and is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 3. At the time of publication, Wilson is currently detained in Lake County, FL on an $8000 bond.
Wilson made recent news in connection to the murder of 17-year-old Hayesville resident Jordan Ramon Garcia. Wilson, who frequently resided with Garcia prior to the teen’s disappearance, was wanted in late May for questioning in the homicide investigation by Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Wilson was apprehended June 1 in Cherokee County, NC, on unrelated warrants stemming from Cherokee County and Towns County, GA. Wilson has not been charged in relation to Garcia’s death.
Wilson and Barnard are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Domestic violence leads to drug warrant arrest
News April 1, 2019YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Towns County Sheriff’s Office investigators and deputies responded to a residence Thursday, March 28, on Duncan Road in Young Harris in reference to a reported domestic incident involving physical injuries.
Derick Randal Canup
Upon the officers’ arrival, a female victim was located at the residence with visible physical injuries. The victim refused medical treatment at the time, although the victim agreed to later allow a family member take her for medical treatment.
Upon further investigation into the incident, officers located the suspect at the residence. Deputies arrested Derick Randal Canup, 28, of Hayesville, NC, on one count of battery under the Family Violence Act (FVA). Canup was arrested at the scene without incident.
Additionally, Canup was arrested on an active warrant out of Clay County, NC, for failure to appear in court on possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia charges.
Canup was released on bond from Towns County Detention Center on the battery FVA charge and turned over to Clay County authorities on the arrest order.
The battery FVA charge will be forwarded to the Enotah Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
Canup is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.