Early morning Statham raids net five arrests

STATHAM - Five people were arrested early Friday morning in Statham during a series of raids by the Barrow County Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff's officials said they searched two houses on Peters Street and one on Greeson Road where they discovered a quantity of marijuana, drug-related objects and a firearm.

Barrow County deputies arrested Guy Jamar Butler, 28, and William Demarcus Howard, 23, at the Greeson Road location. Butler is charged with Probation Violation. Howard is charged with possession marijuana.

Authorities said Nicholas Eron Wiseman, 20, was arrested at 537 Peters Street. He is charged with manufacturing marijuana, possession of firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of drug related objects, and possession of marijuana.

They said Brian Lee Harvey, 53, was arrested along with Wiseman and charged with manufacturing marijuana. Both Harvey and Wiseman were residents of 537 Peters Street.

Deputies said they located the third resident, Rayan Hermand Williams, 22, at his place of business and made the arrest there. He is also charged with manufacturing marijuana. A marijuana plant was located in the residence, which is the basis for the manufacturing charges.

The Barrow County Sheriff's Office Crime Task Force spearheaded the raids, which were the product of a six-month investigation. The Crime Task force is comprised of members of the Sheriff's Office, Winder Police Department, and Statham Police Department.

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