Gilmer County Sheriff deputies followed up last week’s arrest of a Ghost Face Gangster fugitive with the arrest of two more members of the gang.
On Thursday, Jan. 9, deputies, along with U.S. Marshals and state probation officers, made two additional arrests in an ongoing methamphetamine trafficking and gang and terrorism investigation.
“The excellent relationship between the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Corrections (Community Supervision), and the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force is paying great dividends,” Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson said. “I appreciate the work my deputies, along with K-9 Novak, are doing and the cooperation they are receiving from the Marshals Service and DOC.”
Anthony Joe “A.J.” Starks, 29, of Pleasant Valley Road, Ellijay, was wanted for a probation violation, according to a Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office release. During his arrest, three modified “sawed off,” long guns were found.
He was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of an illegal weapon, possession of methamphetamine, gang and terrorism act and obstruction of an officer.
Glenn Cleveland Callahan, 39, of Hwy. 382, Ellijay, was charged with trafficking methamphetamine. Further charges are pending investigation, according to the release.
In total, 14 ounces of methamphetamine was seized with an estimated street value of $20,000.
Both Starks and Callahan have been validated by the Department of Corrections as being affiliated with the Ghost Face Gangsters, according to the release.
Ghost Face Gangsters is a prison-based gang which has been present in Georgia for 20 years, according to a story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.