A 39 year old Fyffe man has been jailed on drug charges after the DeKalb County Sheriff’s office says they received numerous complaints through their website concerning drug activity at a residence on County Road 18 in the Chigger Hill Community.
On Wednesday, the DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit followed up on these tips and as a result of a search of the residence marijuana was found.
39 year old Lester Freeman of Fyffe was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana 2nd and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
DeKalb County Chief Deputy Michael Edmondson says “Thanks to all of the citizens that called in these tips we were able to make the arrest of Freeman, and thanks to the Drug and Major Crimes Unit for all of the hard work and time that they put into following up on all of these leads. The tip line on our website is one of our best assets that we have here at the Sheriff’s Office for getting tips on various activities. We still ask the citizens of DeKalb County to please keep calling in tips.”