PRESS RELEASE – On Sunday night, July 27, 2025, information came available to the Towns County Sheriff’s Office Drug Investigators that a suspect of a month long investigation had drugs in his possession.

A search was conducted at a residence on Furman Gribble Rd. which resulted in the confiscation of an amount of substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine, along with drug related objects.

James Eric Scott, 63 of Young Harris, GA was arrested and charge with the following:
-Felony, possession of methamphetamine
-Misdemeanor, possession and use of drug related objects

“Sheriff Ken Henderson commends the hard work and dedication of all the investigators and officers who keep our community safe, as well as the individuals in our community who call in tips.”