Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Arrests Made for Allegedly Supplying OxyContin to Teens

Cherokee County authorities reported the arrests of 10 individuals who allegedly took part in supplying teenagers with the prescription painkiller OxyContin.

Authorities noted the arrests of Marc Loren Peyton, 49, of Acworth, Gregory Shawn Davis, 35, of Cartersville, Larry Franklin Kines, 49, of Powder Springs, Craig Robert Jakubczyk, 26, of Kennesaw, Thomas Eugene Knight Jr., 25, of Dallas, Jason Andrew Gazaway, 26, of Acworth, Kelsey Rochelle Bos, 19, of Woodstock, Jesse James Clark, 17, of Boaz, Ala., Robert Joseph Clark Jr., 20, of Boaz, and Robert Joseph Clark Sr., 45, of Kennesaw.

Nearly 200 OxyContin pills and one and a half ounces of methamphetamine were confiscated during the drug sweep.

Authorities said that a 19-year-old white female, a graduate of Woodstock High School, was at a residence last Friday on Copperhead Road in Acworth purchasing OxyContin during the execution of a search warrant.

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