Being charged with a drug crime can have a profound impact on a person’s life in Georgia. It can also have a profound impact on a person’s career. This is the situation a former school teacher is facing in Bibb County after his arrest for suspected drug possession. The school board in the district where the suspect works voted to terminate his employment prior to the start of the school year.
A teacher was indicted on charges of possession with intent to sell after he allegedly sold marijuana to a confidential informant. The informant was working for the Wilke’s County Sheriff’s Office. The teacher was subsequently charged with four counts of drug possession and with the possession of a weapon during the commission of the alleged crime.
The suspect was the subject of a grand jury that delivered an eleven count indictment against him. The indictments returned included possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and possession with intent to distribute of controlled substances. The substances included oxycodone, amphetamine, hydrocodone and alprazolam. There were other charges in the indictment that included possession of a pistol and a rifle and tools that could allegedly be used in committing a drug crime, digital scales and plastic bags.
Any person in Georgia facing charges for drug possession is presumed innocent until proven guilty. A person so charged also has the right to seek the counsel of an attorney to aid in his or her defense. An experienced criminal defense attorney can review the circumstances of an arrest and look at the facts of the situation to assist the client in a legal strategy. The attorney can advise the client as to what legal options he or she has available. The lawyer will work to achieve the best possible outcome under the law.