Heroin Trafficking Charges For Douglasville Couple

PAULDING COUNTY, GA — Two Paulding County residents were arrested on heroin and marijuana trafficking charges, according to a release from the sheriff's office.

On Oct. 21, around 1 p.m., deputies and K9 units pulled over a Corvette driven by Christopher Fitzgerald Dawson, 32, and eventually found marijuana and a handgun, the release says. Authorities were already investigating Dawson on alleged narcotics offenses, so they got a search warrant for his Douglasville home.

He lived with his girlfriend, Angel Renee Nathan, at their Loxley Court home. When authorities went into the home on their search warrant, they found "a large amount of heroin, marijuana and two more handguns," the release says.

The Corvette and home were in Nathan's name, the release says, and the drugs were found in the master bedroom.

Agents arrested Dawson, and Nathan later turned herself in on Nov. 7 after a warrant for her arrest was approved.

Both Dawson and Nathan face felony charges of:

• heroin trafficking
• marijuana possession
• marijuana possession with intent to distribute
• possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime

Overall, authorities found two ounces of heroin, four pounds of marijuana and three handguns, the release says. They also found "a substantial amount" of money.

Both Dawson and Nathan bonded out of the Paulding County Jail and are awaiting trial, the release says.

"We want to remind our citizens that they are our eyes and ears and if they suspect illegal drug activity is occurring in their neighborhood, they can call us anytime," Sheriff Gary Gulledge said.

Anybody with information on this case or another narcotics case is urged to call the Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force at 770-646-9175.