Following a traffic arrest in Grantville, Georgia, Oscar Waters, a man from Virginia, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges involving substances like heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, Waters was caught during a police stop for speeding and was a passenger in a car where significant amounts of illegal substances were later located.
Before being caught, the car’s driver, Keisha Jackson-Murchison, a convicted criminal, attempted to escape on foot, taking a duffel bag and a backpack through traffic and into a wooded area. About three kilograms of fentanyl and fentanyl analogue, more than 2.5 kilograms of powder cocaine, more than a quarter kilogram of crack cocaine, and roughly five ounces of heroin were discovered within the bags. It seems that when Jackson-Murchison tried to flee while running barefoot through traffic, police officers almost ran her over.
“Fentanyl and heroin have destroyed countless lives and pose extraordinary dangers to public safety,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. Our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners will work together to bring to justice anyone who attempt to profit from the distribution of these dangerous substances in and through our communities. Jackson-Murchison was employed by Waters to deliver him and the drugs to Alabama so they could be distributed. According to the same news statement, both people will be sentenced on February 25, 2025.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which aims to reduce violent crime and gun violence by bringing communities and law enforcement together. According to evidence collected by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, there is a critical role for those arrested in the act of trafficking these illegal narcotics in the violent crime reduction strategy, which emphasizes community assistance and strategic enforcement priorities.As part of the campaign, the U.S. Attorney’s Office is referring kids and parents to information on drug risks found on websites including www.dea.gov/onepill, www.justthinktwice.gov, and www.operationprevention.com.
The U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office disclosed information about Oscar Dominick Waters’ plea and Keisha Jackson-Murchison’s involvement, which shed light on the concerted efforts of sheriff’s offices, local police, and Homeland Security Investigations to combat drug trafficking. The U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office can be contacted by phone at (404) 581-6016 or by email at [email protected] for more information.
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