Crime & Safety

Man Sought In 3 States Arrested In GA

A man from metro Atlanta, with active warrants against him in Georgia and two other states, is among three people facing drug charges.

COVINGTON, GA — A 35-year-old metro Atlanta man was one of three people to recently face drug charges after authorities said he was sought by police in three states, including Georgia.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday said they arrested Jonathan Daniels, of Lithonia, in Covington. Newton County Jail records showed his arrest date as May 20.

Daniels was located and arrested at the May 4 request of Henrico County Police in Virginia, where he was sought on a sex trafficking charge, the GBI said.

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Furthermore, the GBI said there were also active warrants against Daniels to charge him with failure to appear regarding a possession of a weapon charge in Fulton County and three counts of retail theft in Wisconsin.

Along with Daniels, authorities said they arrested Trenica Jena Ford, 31, of Decatur, and Kesonia Alenthia Nembhard, 32, of Loganville.

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Full charges were as follows, per the GBI:

Daniels: sex trafficking with the intent to receive money, possession of MDMA, possession of methamphetamine, possession of schedule II (oxycodone) and possession of marijuana less than an ounce.

Ford and Nembhard: possession of MDMA, possession of methamphetamine, possession of schedule II (oxycodone) and possession of marijuana less than an ounce.

They were all booked into the Newton County Jail, authorities said.

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