Cherokee County Sheriff's deputies on Wednesday discovered a marijuana grow operation at a house in the 2700 block of Cedar Mill Crossing in Acworth.

V.I.P.E.R. (Violent Incident Proactive Enforcement Response) and SWAT officers searched the home following a week-long investigation into criminal activity alleged against Arthur Arnold, 18. Arnold was arrested on charges of reckless conduct, criminal trespass, manufacturing marijuana, soliciting sodomy and possession of marijuana.

Arnold is being held without bond at the Cherokee Adult Detention Center.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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