Published: 5/13/2022


THE GILES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RELEASED A STATEMENT CONCERNING A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION THE COUNTY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. ALONG WITH THE 22ND DRUG TASK FORCE, TBI, AND THE MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, AGENTS EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT THE HOME OF JAMES DERRICK POWELL, AGE 47, OF WALDROP ROAD ON MOUNT PLEASANT. DURING THE SEARCH, NARCOTICS AND PARAPHERNALIA WERE LOCATED ALONG WITH A STOLEN GILES COUNTY VEHICLE. SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES, INCLUSING A BMW 320, MERCEDES ESD, AND A GMC PICKUP TRUCK WERE ALSO SEIZED, AT APPROXIMATE VALUE OF $20,000, ALONG WITH $1,380 IN CASH. MORE CHARGES WILL BE FORTHCOMING AND WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT SESSION OF THE GILES COUNTY GRAND JURY.