(UPDATED 4:15 P.M. WEDNESDAY TO REFLECT CORRECT AMOUNT OF COCAINE)
Three suspects remain in the Hall County Jail following a raid on an apartment at Town
Creek Apartment Homes on Washington Street in Gainesville Tuesday morning.
Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Special Investigations Unit
(SIU) charged Jytavious Darquale Collins, 35, and Joshua Montavious Collins, 36, both of
Gainesville, and Sheila Dianne Pressley, 33, of Cornelia, with multiple felony drug offenses.
The drug investigation, which began in September, culminated with members of HCSO’s
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team serving a search warrant around 7:30 a.m.,
breaching the front door of the apartment and finding the suspects inside. Investigators
seized a quantity of illegal drugs, including 76 grams of cocaine, 75 grams of MDMA, 22 grams
of fentanyl, four bottles of promethazine codeine, just over four pounds of processed
marijuana and five alprazolam tablets. The estimated street value of the seized drugs is
$39,950.
In addition, investigators seized $857 in cash and a 9mm Glock 43 from the apartment.
They also seized two vehicles belonging to the suspects.
“These suspects had been on our radar for several months, so it was a relief to get them
behind bars,” said Sheriff Gerald Couch. “Our SIU team members worked diligently to
formulate a plan to take these suspects into custody and get these dangerous drugs off the
streets. On Tuesday, they executed that plan seamlessly, and I’m proud of their dedication.”
All three suspects are being held without bond at this time.
The Banks County Sheriff’s Office assisted.
***Jytavious Collins faces the following charges, all felonies:
Possession of cocaine
Trafficking cocaine
Possession of MDMA
Trafficking MDMA
Possession of fentanyl
Possession of marijuana
Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute
Possession of a Schedule III drug (promethazine codeine)
Possession of a Schedule IV drug (alprazolam)Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
***Joshua Collins faces the following charges, all felonies:
Trafficking MDMA
Possession of MDMA with intent to distribute
Trafficking fentanyl
Possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute
Possession of marijuana
Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute
Possession of a Schedule III drug (promethazine codeine)
***Ms. Pressley faces the following charges, all felonies:
Possession of cocaine
Trafficking cocaine
Possession of marijuana
Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute