Alpharetta Drug Bust Follows Thrown Beer Bottle, Bad Driving

An Alpharetta officer tipped off about a car with four occupants driving erratically on Windward Parkway made a traffic stop that turned into a drug bust on March 28.

Officer H. Miller heard the dispatcher's notification to be on the lookout for a silver Ford Fusion and that a passenger threw a beer bottle out the window of the car. A minute after pulling over on GA 400 south of Haynes Bridge Road, he saw the suspect vehicle drive by. When Miller pulled the car over on the Mansell Road overpass, he first saw a 12-pack of beer on the back seat between two passengers. He also noticed "an overwhelming odor of marijuana coming from inside the car."

When a suspect identified as Levaughn Gray was being searched, Miller's incident report said the suspect reached into his left front pocket. A small plastic baggie was found in his pocket that police suspect was cocaine.

A small plastic baggie fell out of the lap of Amir Herron, another passenger. Police identified the substance inside it as marijuana. Herron also had marijuana leaves on his bottom lip and in between his teeth, Miller said.

Even more suspected marijuana was found in a cigarette box. And inside a backpack that Herron said was his, police found $8,291 in cash. That cash was confiscated.

• Dylan Shane Scarborough, 21, of Statesboro, was charged with possession of cocaine and failure to maintain lane.
• Levaughn Emmanuel Gray, 28 of Milton, was charged with obstructing an officer and possession of cocaine.
• Amir Kali Herron, 28, of Johns Creek, was charged with possession of cocaine, tampering with evidence and possession of marijuana-less than one ounce.
• Mary Kathleen Ingram, 28, of Cumming, was charged with possession of cocaine.

Mall Store Employee Accused Of Stealing From Several Stores

An employee of Victoria's Secrets in North Point Mall admitted to stealing $20 in cash and $300 worth of store gift cards. When he was confronted, he also confessed to stealing from a store in the Mall of Georgia and in Forsyth.

Steven Terry Payne, 24, of Danielsville, was arrested on March 26 and cited for theft by taking less than $500 from the Alpharetta, store, according to an incident report filed by Officer D. Freeman. Payne was advised to check with Forsyth County officials upon his release, as he likely would face felony charges to the offenses he described in a written statement made for store officials.

Motorist Spots Suspect Trying To Break Into Company Car

Two Atlanta men who offered different stories about why they stopped in an Alpharetta restaurant's parking lot were arrested for breaking into a car on March 22

A Stone Mountain man stepped out of Bahama Breeze at Haynes Bridge Road and North Point Parkway at 1:07 p.m. when he saw someone at his company car using some sort of tool on the driver's side door handle. He called out to the man, who backed away and jumped into a silver Dodge Charger's passenger seat.

The victim called police and gave them a description of the car, the suspect and the car's license plate numer. An Alpharetta detective saw the suspects' vehicle when he was driving south on GA 400 from Old Milton Parkway. The vehicle was stopped, and two men were found inside.

Jose H. Pearson, 30, and Darian Craig Guider, 32, both of Atlanta, were arrested and cited with entering auto and possession of tools for the commission of a crime. The car they drove was impounded.

Johns Creek Teen Busted on Pot Charge Inside Mall

A teen sitting on a bench in North Point Mall near the food court was arrested and charged with possession of marjuana less than one ounce after a report of a suspicious person on March 25.

Joshua Adam Horwitz, 18, of Johns Creek, was arrested by Alpharetta Police Officer V. Sarrontonio.