The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office traveled into Screven County Wednesday and arrested a man for manufacturing methamphetamine at his residence near Newington.
Sheriff’s spokesman David Ehsanipoor said Screven County Sheriff Mike Kile had asked Effingham’s drug suppression team for help addressing a drug problem near Newington.
Effingham drug agents discovered a meth lab at a residence on Runs Branch Road, as well as ingredients used to make meth. They arrested 42-year-old Tracy Austin of Newington.
Ehsanipoor said Austin has an extensive criminal history and has served prison time for charges including manufacturing methamphetamine.
He was arrested for trafficking methamphetamine, manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of tools during the commission of a crime. He remains in the Screven County jail.
Effingham sheriff seeks cross-dressing fraud suspect
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating a person suspected of passing fraudulent checks at several local stores.
Deputies are looking for Johnny Green, 37, of Garden City or the Savannah area.
Green is possibly driving a 2001 tan Chevrolet Venture minivan displaying Georgia tag BSQ 0263. Green is known to dress as a woman and use several aliases for identification purposes, said Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor.
Deputies obtained video surveillance showing Green dressed as a female in Walmart in Effingham County as well as Walgreens in Garden City and Target in Brunswick.
Green has an extensive criminal history and has been arrested 18 times in Georgia for financial-related crimes.
Anyone with information on Green’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office at 912-754-3449.
Traffic delay in Effingham today
A wide load moving from Plant McIntosh in Rincon to Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro will cause traffic delays in Effingham County today.
Big reader boards are warning motorists to expect delays when the huge piece of equipment, a deaerator, is moved, starting at 8:30 a.m. and continuing through 2:30 p.m.
The piece of equipment, which is two lanes wide, will travel on Ebenezer Road and on Ga. 21 northbound today.
Motorists are being advised to use extreme caution in its vicinity and to follow instructions from the law enforcement escort.
Traffic will be slowed or even stopped at some points because of the load.
The mega load will continue from Screven County into Burke County on Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The route the load will take: in Effingham County, Ebenezer Road to Ga. 21 northbound. In Screven County, it will travel on Ga. 21 to U.S. 301, then Ga. 24.
In Burke County, the load will travel on Ga. 24, Murray Hill Road, Millhaven Road, Ga. 23 and Ebenezer Church Road.
Roadwork scheduled for Abercorn on southside Saturday
Georgia Department of Transportation contractors will close two eastbound lanes of Abercorn Street on Savannah’s southside for most of Saturday.
The temporary lane closures to construct a median in the area will begin at 7 a.m. and continue through 7 p.m. and will stretch from Holland Drive to Wilshire Boulevard.
Motorists’ access to businesses, schools and residences in the area should not be hindered.
Drivers are asked to drive carefully in the work zone and to use alternate routes if possible.
Compiled by Corey Dickstein, Josh Rayburn and Marcus E. Howard
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