When sheriff’s deputies found a small amount of marijuana on a teen in Clayton County late last week, they took an unconventional approach.
Instead of arresting him, they called his father.
The ordeal ended in the arrest of the teen’s alleged drug dealer and the seizure of several guns and drugs, officials said.
The teen, who was not identified, was pulled over Friday. During a search of the vehicle, deputies found marijuana in a bag. When the father arrived, “he was not pleased,” the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
The dad forced his son to tell the deputies where he got the drugs from, according to the statement. It was Damarcus Brown, the teen allegedly told police.
Brown was later arrested on unspecified charges after deputies said they observed him selling drugs at an Exxon gas station in Riverdale. Authorities found drugs in his vehicle, and a gun and more drugs at his home.
“If it was not for a good strong father willing and able to do the right thing for his son and community, Brown would still be selling drugs and in possession of guns today,” the sheriff’s office said.
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