2 Charged With Meth Trafficking, Firearm Possession

CANTON, GA — Cherokee sheriff's deputies are charging two people with methamphetamine trafficking, among other charges, as the result of a Saturday, Feb. 23 traffic stop on I-575. Just before midnight, near Airport Road, a deputy pulled over Justin Martin, 29, of Morganton.

The vehicle was a Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor with white emergency lights and a working siren, a release from the sheriff's office says. The passenger, Haley Ausburn, 26, of Jefferson, told the deputy she had borrowed the car from a friend, the release says.

Deputies say the pair was acting suspicious, so they searched them, finding a handgun and small amount of meth in Ausburn's purse. Both of them were arrested.

While booking the pair at the Cherokee Adult Detention Center, deputies found over eight and a half ounces of meth in Ausburn's undergarments, the release said.

Martin is facing charges of driving on a suspended license, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and trafficking methamphetamine. He's currently on parole for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, the release says.

Ausburn was charged with possession of methamphetamine, trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and crossing county guard lines with drugs.

Both are being held without bond at the Cherokee Adult Detention Center.