WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — Two men from Macon and Lithonia are behind bars after an attempted drone contraband drop in Washington County. According to Sheriff Joel Cochran, on Friday evening, deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on Jordan Mill Pond Road, located about 7 miles away from Washington State Prison in Davisboro. Upon arrival, deputies found two men allegedly attempting to launch an industrial-sized drone, who then fled on foot into a wooded area. Georgia Department of Corrections K-9 team (GDC) began tracking the suspects, with one suspect found a short distance away, and a drone was deployed to locate the second. Cochran said that along with the drone, deputies recovered several packages at the scene that contained around 26 pounds of marijuana, 2.2 pounds of methamphetamine, 26 pounds of tobacco, suspected oxycodone and promethazine, cigarettes, cigars, vapes, cell phones and chargers, knives, shoes, clothing, speakers, lighters and alcohol. DID YOU HEAR? | 12 indicted in alleged federal prison drone drop ring ran from former Macon daycare: DOJ As a result of the investigation, 34-year-old Earl Eutsey III of Lithonia and 43-year-old Teddrick Gholston of Macon were arrested and charged with: Sheriff Cochran thanked the GDC for its assistance in the case and said that law enforcement collaboration is "essential" for incidents like these. "The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will continue working with our law enforcement and corrections partners to…
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