Cops: Meth trafficker caught after slowly driving moped at 2 a.m. in Cherokee County
About 2 a.m. Saturday, a Cherokee County deputy spotted an odd sight while out on patrol.
The deputy saw a moped with several wires dangling from the steering handles and floorboard as its driver slowly traveled along Kellogg Creek Road. Feeling suspicious, the deputy pulled over the sluggish souped-up scooter.
The driver, identified as Bryan Purdy, 46, of Acworth, told the deputy he owned the moped despite the vehicle’s VIN number being altered, the sheriff’s office said. The deputy then smelled marijuana, and a closer inspection found much more.
Purdy was arrested after the deputy found 50 grams (about 1.8 ounces) of methamphetamine packaged into several baggies, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. The deputy also seized a gram of heroin, six grams of marijuana, several pills and digital scales.
Purdy faces counts of trafficking meth, possession of heroin, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, three other drug-related charges and misdemeanor obstruction.
He was booked into the Cherokee County jail, where he remains without bond, the sheriff’s office said.
Because the moped’s VIN number was altered, deputies said it is “impossible to confirm if it had been reported stolen.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 678-493-4200.
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