Fraud; Drug distribution; Animal cruelty

*A 32-year-old man was arrested Friday on five charges of Fraud-Identity Fraud Person or Business. He’s also charged with Theft by Receiving Stolen Property and Possession and Use of Drug Related Objects and is being held in the Hall County Jail in lieu of bonds totaling $68,900.

*Drug distribution is among the charges facing a 34-year-old man who was also arrested Friday. According to Hall County Jail records, he’s charged with Possession of a Schedule I or II Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, and Parole Violation. He is being held without bond.

*Bond has been set at $1,300 for a 59-year-old man charged with Cruelty to Animals. A spokeswoman for Hall County Animal Control says the case involves “the willful neglect of food, water and sanitary conditions.”

Additional details on each of these are not likely to be available until Monday when law enforcement administrative offices reopen following the weekend.