James Elias

Name:
ELIAS, JAMES ZACHARIAH

Date of Booking:
06/29/2023

Reason(s) For Booking:
FORGERY 4TH DEGREE LESS THAN $1500

FORGERY 3RD DEGREE $1500 OR MORE

POSSESSION OF COCAINE

POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE

POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE

CROSSING STATE/COUNTY GUARD LINES WITH WEAPONS, INTOXICANTS, DRUGS WITHOUT CONSENT

TRADING WITH INMATES WITHOUT CONSENT OF WARDEN OR SUPERINTENDENT

Officer’s Narrative:
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On Thursday June 29, 2023 at approximately 0300 hours, Lt. Perdue advised Sgt. Farthing that a contraband drop was made at Washington State Prison Annex. Lt. Perdue and Sgt. Farthing proceeded to check the area surrounding prison property.

During that time Lt. Perdue advised that he observed a male subject with flashlight run into the woods on Highway 231 near S. Sparta Davisboro Rd. As Sgt. Farthing approached Mt. Zion church on Highway 231, he observed a Grey Jeep parked in the church parking lot.

Sgt. Farthing made contact with the Jeep bearing GA tag [REDACTED]. Sgt. Farthing then made contact with the driver James Elias. After speaking with Elias he admitted he brought another male subject later identified as Darnell Brown Jr. to the area to make a contraband drop at Washington State Prison.

Sgt. Farthing then secured Elias in the rear of his patrol vehicle. While Sgt. Farthing was with Elias, Sgt. Davis was able to locate and detain Brown. Sgt. Davis advised that Brown was a convicted felon and had in his possession a .380 Cal. hand gun.

While conducting an inventory of the vehicle. Sgt. Farthing located a blue back pack in the rear passenger side seat of vehicle. Inside of the bag contained Brown’s ID card, 3 Checks with 2 checks having names erased and 1 that had a name and address taped over the original name and address.

Also located in bag was a blue metal container containing a crystal substance that field tested positive for Methamphetamine. It was discovered in bag located at Annex contained pills which tested positive for MDMA, clear baggie with White substance (field test positive for Cocaine), carton of Newport Cigarettes and a Samsung tablet which observed to have a broken screen.

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