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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Arrests Made Following October Drug Investigation

Two have been arrested and charged following an investigation stemming from the Oct. 17 execution of a drug warrant at a Paulding home October. Danny Hammett of Hiram succumbed to his injuries after being shot during the warrant’s execution.

Authorities Tuesday arrested two individuals following a drug investigation that followed the October execution of a drug warrant that led to the death of a Paulding man. According to a Paulding County Sheriff’s Office news release, about noon Tuesday officers from the Forest Park Police Department and agents from the U.S. Marshal’s Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force went to the Paisley Park Apartments in Forest Park to execute an arrest warrant on 47-year-old Brenda Rose VanCleve. VanCleve was wanted by the Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force for Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (VGCSA) possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and VGCSA sales of methamphetamine—both felonies. VanCleve was the …

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3:54 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

No Arrests Made in Hammett Case

Danny Hammett succumbed to his injuries after being shot Oct. 17 during the execution of a drug warrant. No arrests have been made thus far in the wake of the drug investigation.

Nearly one month since a Paulding man died after Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force agents shot him during the execution of a search warrant, no arrests have been made as a result of the warrant and related investigation. Danny Hammett, 60, was shot by agents during the Oct. 17 incident. Hammett—full name Daniel John Thomas Hammett—succumbed to his injuries at Grady Hospital in Atlanta about an hour and a half after authorities executed the narcotics search warrant at a Nebo Road residence in Hiram. Officials said agents shot Hammett after he raised his hands up in an aggressive manner while holding a black shiny object that was pointed toward agents; it was later determined that the object had been a canister of pepper spray. Authorities …

Friday, October 19, 2012

Funeral Set for Man Shot by Agents

Danny Hammett succumbed to his injuries after being shot Wednesday during the execution of a drug warrant. No arrests have been made in the wake of the drug investigation so far.

Funeral arrangements have been made for a Hiram man who died Wednesday after Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force agents shot him during the execution of a search warrant. The family of Danny Hammett will hold visitation at Clark Funeral Home in Hiram today from 4 to 8 p.m. Hammett’s funeral is set for Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Hammett’s death on Wednesday came less than an hour and a half after HPDTF agents and Paulding deputies executed a narcotics search warrant at 3851 Nebo Road in Hiram. According to a Paulding County Sheriff’s Office news release, prior to the warrant’s execution, HPDTF agents had been investigating the occupants of the residence in reference to narcotics sales. According to those agents, there had been …

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Jon Gargis

11:54 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012

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