Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Man for Army Desertion, Find Multiple Drugs
Detectives learned through a tip that John Bently Pierce was staying at a Roswell Road apartment.
Sandy Springs detectives arrested John Bently Pierce, who was wanted for desertion from the United States Army, on Jan. 8.
According to a Sandy Springs Police report, detectives learned Pierce was at a Roswell Road apartment from a tip. The date of the warrant on Pierce was Nov. 5.
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Several people were in the apartment when detectives knocked on the door, the report said. After Pierce was taken into custody, police found marijuana, LSD, ecstasy and more than $900 in cash.
The other individuals in the apartment were also arrested: Kyle Sanford, Spencer Rumer, Adonnis Taylor, Kayla Franklin, Steven Pailes and Christie Caldwell.
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