Rabun County Sheriff offers update on ‘Operation JAWbreaker’

RABUN COUNTY — According to Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols, the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office was able to play a crucial role in “Operation JAWbreaker” to help bring an end to a criminal enterprise that brought illegal drugs into the communities in North Georgia and Western North Carolina.

During the course of this multi-agency investigation the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office was able to seize approximately 1.4 pounds of methamphetamine, 3.5 ounces of heroin, 5 grams of cocaine, various equipment and substances used to manufacture methamphetamine and heroin.

Nichols said the operation, which resulted in the arrests of more than a dozen individuals who had a connection with the multi-state methamphetamine drug ring, would not have been successful without the trust and teamwork that was built through multi-agency and multi-state law enforcement departments in neighboring counties.

He also accredited Sheriff Robert Holland of Macon County, North Carolina and Sheriff Chip Hall of Jackson County, North Carolina for recognizing that “the US Highway 441 corridor allows illegal drugs to be brought into our communities.”

Nichols said the interdiction between departments will continue to collaborate through “investigative teamwork to rid our communities of this poison.”

He added he would like to thank his patrol deputies, K9 deputies and investigators for their hard work and dedication in “Operation JAWbreaker.”

He said because of the tireless work put in by all of the agencies involved, three counties are safer.

During the course of Operation JAWbreaker, the following individuals were arrested in Rabun County while transporting these illegal drugs:

Wade Ennis, 57, of Highlands, North Carolina – Trafficking Heroin, Trafficking Methamphetamine

Wade Ennis

Lakin Crummie, 31, of Franklin, North Carolina – Trafficking Heroin, Trafficking Methamphetamine

Lakin Crummie

William Dunn, 31, of Franklin, North Carolina – Trafficking Heroin, Trafficking Methamphetamine

William Dunn

Beth Kimsey, 25, of Franklin, North Carolina – Trafficking & Manufacturing Heroin, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Schedule IV Narcotic

Beth Kimsey

Harli Queen Solary, 23, of Franklin, North Carolina – Trafficking Heroin, Possession of Marijuana

Harli Queen Solary

Nicholas Solary, 27, of Franklin, North Carolina – Trafficking Heroin

Nicholas Solary

Julie Smith, 37, of Franklin, North Carolina – Trafficking Heroin

Julie Smith

Craig Hambrick, 37, of Franklin, North Carolina – Conspiracy to Traffic Heroin, Possession of Methamphetamine, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony

Craig Hambrick

Racheal Conley, 21, of Franklin, North Carolina – Possession of Methamphetamine

Rachael Conley