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ECSO busts meth suspect
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Pearce - photo by Photo provided
Effingham County Sheriff Office’s drug suppression agents arrested an Effingham man Monday afternoon and have charged him with a series of drug-related offenses.
 
Deputies performed a traffic stop on Gary Lee Pearce, 47, on Highway 119 near Guyton and found methamphetamine and hypodermic needles in his possession, according to ECSO reports.
 
For the complete story, see Friday's print edition of the Effingham Herald.

Father, Son Arrested After Armed Standoff in Eden
Sheriff's report
Deputies respond Tuesday to a home in Eden, where a father and son were arrested after a standoff following a domestic dispute. (Submitted photo)
Two men were arrested Tuesday in Eden after a domestic dispute led to a standoff. Deputies say George Driggers, 47, threatened his girlfriend and law enforcement with a gun, then barricaded himself inside a home. His father, Alford Driggers, 80, was also charged for allegedly threatening deputies.
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