Fannin County Law Enforcement Arrests
Editor’s Note: The following is the list of persons arrested in Fannin County from July 27, 2026 to August 2, 2026 taken from the booking report from the booking report from the Fannin County Jail.
Included in this list are names, ages, residence locations, alleged offenses and arrest dates. Those whose names appear have only been charged.
Fannin County
•Christopher Robert Flynn, 34, of Tennis Court, Blue Ridge, drug related objects, open container in vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, July 31;
•Levi Jehu Franklin, 31 of Madola Road, Epworth, aggravated stalking, July 29;
•Adam Louis Melton Hataway, 31, of Shadow Lane, Blue Ridge, no insurance, driving while license suspended or revoked, expired vehicle tag or decal, failure to provide assistance; report accident, failure to yield entering roadway, hit and run;duty of driver to stop at or return to scene of accident, July 29;
•Daniel Lee Stewart, 35, of Sugar Branch Trail, Blue Ridge, disorderly conduct, two counts willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers by use of threats or violence July 27;
•Stephen Michael Carter, 53,of Ada Street, Blue Ridge, driving while license suspended or revoked, July 27;
•Keshia Nicole Frady, 34, of LeCroy Drive, Blairsville, Georgia, driving while license suspended or revoked, windshield and windshield wipers, July 29;
•Michael Lawrence Kasankiewiz, 58, of Lakewood Highway, Mineral Bluff, driving while license suspended or revoked, no insurance, July 28;
•Rebecca Jill Lester, 48, of Bob White Circle, Calhoun, Georgia, DUI/drugs, failure to drive within single lane, July 29;
•Margaret Ruth Osbourne, 38, of Chatsworth Highway, Ellijay, Georgia, driving while licensed suspended or revoked, July 30;
•Hailey Lynn Pero, 21,of Sugar Branch Trial, Blue Ridge, disorderly conduct, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, July 27;
•Hailey Lynn Pero, 21,of Sugar Branch Trial, Blue Ridge, contempt of Superior Court, July 28;
Blue Ridge Police
•Monte Wayne Clement, 60, homeless, probation violation, July 31;
•Jonathon Daren Jones, 26, of Chestnut Gap, Blue Ridge, failure to appear, August 1;
•Kevin William Rogers, 46, of Brooke Summit Lane, Blue Ridge, theft by shoplifting, July 31;
McCaysville Police
•Brian Curtis Adcock, 46, of Second Street, McCaysville, possession and use of drug related objects, possession of a schedule I controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, parole violation, July 29;
Georgia State Patrol
•Joseph William Sabia, 19, of Mineral Bluff Highway, Blue Ridge, adult restraint law seat belt-boo (18 years or older), failure to drive within single lane, hit and run; duty of driver to stop at or return to scene of accident, open container in vehicle, tires, too fast for conditions, DUI, August 2.
Sex Offenders
Additions or changes to the list of registered sex offenders include:
A complete listing of sex offenders registered in Georgia can be accessed on the Georgia Bureau of Investigations website at http://gbi.georiga.gov.
Polk County Law Enforcement Arrests
Editor’s Note: The following is the list of persons arrested in Polk County, Tennessee from July 27, 2026 to August 2, 2026, taken from the booking report from the booking report from the Polk County Jail.
Included in this list are names, ages, residence locations, alleged offenses and arrest dates. Those whose names appear have only been charged.
•Kelby Eric Bryant, 31, of South Lee Highway, McDonald, Tennessee, manufacture, delivery, sale, possession of methamphetamine, July 28;
•David Edwin Burnette, 46, no address, failure to appear, July 27;
•Jamie Dawn Cross, 37, of Northwest Central Avenue, Cleveland, Tennessee, two counts contraband in penal institution, disorderly conduct, driving on suspended license, financial responsibility law, manufacture, delivery, sale, possession of methamphetamine, registration certificate must be carried, resisting stop, arrest, unlawful drug paraphernalia, July 29;
•Christen Lee Duke, 32, of Davenport Road, Dalton, manufacture, delivery, sale, possession of methamphetamine, manufacturing, delivering, selling, possession of controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia, August 1;
•Stacy Lee Dye, 48, of Southeast Hungry Hollow, Cleveland, Tennessee, driving on roadways laned for traffic, manufacture, delivery, sale, possession of methamphetamine, simply possession/casual exchange, unlawful drug paraphernalia, July 28;
•Leigha Nicole Freeman, 28, of Blythe Avenue, Cleveland, Tennessee, driving on suspended license, falsification of drug test result, legend drugs, possession without prescription, July 30;
•Shane Joseph Froman, 49, of Golf Course Road, Copperhill, DUI, July 28;
•Brianna Michelle Jackson, 29, of Cardin Street, Etowah, Tennessee, contraband in penal institution, simply possession/casual exchange, July 29;
•Jason Lee Loyd, 49, of Old Culverson Road, Murphy, North Carolina, charges pending, July 29;
•Mohssin Marrie Mohssin, 27, of Dalton Pike, Cleveland, Tennessee, failure to appear, August 1;
•Keysha Michelle Osburne, 40, of Griffith Lane, Decatur, Tennessee, false report, July 29;
•Alec William Palicki, 21, of Park Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, simple possession/casual exchange, drug paraphernalia August 2;
•Joshua John Pellom, 39, of Isaac Walker Road, Crandell, Georgia, display of registration plates, light law-motor vehicle, manufacture, delivery, sale, possession of methamphetamine, August 1.
Fannin County EMA Report
According to the weekly report from the Fannin County Emergency Management Agency, 734 calls were received by the 911 Center for the period of July 26, 2026 through August 1, 2026. During this period, a total 561 emergency calls were dispatched.
The following figures represent emergency calls:
•Law enforcement (cities and county, 400;
•Rescue, 102 ;
•Fire, 11 ; and,
•Emergency Medical Service (EMS) by station,
•McCaysville ambulance, 22;
• Blue Ridge ambulance, 38;
•Morganton ambulance, 22,
•Mineral Bluff ambulance, 15 and
•Dial ambulance, 6 .
Numbers do not include non-emergency calls.
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