TOCCOA, Ga. – Stephens County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Toccoa Police Department officers responded to a report of shots fired and a physical altercation at a residence on Skyline Drive near Stephen Drive in Toccoa yesterday afternoon.
Law enforcement officers arrived around 1:00 pm and engaged in a brief physical altercation with two males fighting over a firearm. One male was detained, while Stephens County EMS transported the other male to a nearby hospital for superficial injuries.
Deputies secured the firearm as evidence. Authorities confirmed that no gunshot wounds were found, but at least one round was fired from the weapon.
While investigating the assault, narcotics investigators began a separate investigation into suspected marijuana inside the residence. Investigators executed a search warrant of the residence and a vehicle hours later.
During the search, investigators said they located 1.8 pounds of suspected marijuana, three boxes of psilocybin chocolate bars, approximately 38 THC vapes, and a digital scale.
Following the search, three Toccoa residents were arrested and transported to the Stephens County Jail.
Jonathan Mayfield, 21, is charged with battery and reckless conduct.
Xavier Collins, 17, is charged with battery, reckless conduct, possession of a firearm during the commission of a certain crime, possession of a handgun by person under the age of 18, three counts of possession of schedule I controlled substance with intent to distribute, and seven counts of possession of schedule I controlled substance.
Lateriya Hickman, 35, is charged with three counts of possession of schedule I controlled substance with intent to distribute and seven counts of possession of schedule I controlled substance.
All three individuals remain in jail awaiting a bond hearing with a magistrate judge.
Sheriff Rusty Fulbright provided a statement regarding the drug seizure. “While it may seem like this is ‘just weed,’ it’s still illegal in Georgia,” said Fulbright. “Most importantly, it doesn’t remain ‘just weed’ when it’s sold by people who don’t care who they’re selling to. It can end up in your child’s hands and in our schools.”
