SANTEETLAH
4 arrested in meth bust
The Graham County sheriff’s deputies knocked on the door of a residence at 2901 Tapoco Road at 10:45 p.m. Feb. 11. Moments later, deputies swarmed the home armed with a search warrant, which was sought and granted after a lengthy investigation by the office’s Drug Enforcement Unit.
Inside, deputies found a home filled with enough items that movement proved difficult. There were 10 total occupants, along with methamphetamine and prescription medication.
Only four people were arrested:
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Brian Heath Crisp, 42. Listed as the property owner, Crisp was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sale or deliver methamphetamine; maintaining a dwelling for controlled substance (a felony); and possession of drug paraphernalia. He received no bond, but has since been released from custody.
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Felisha Ann Anderson, 38, of Lower Mountain Creek Road. Anderson was charged with possession of methamphetamine; simple possession of schedule III controlled substance; and possession of drug paraphernalia. She also received no bond.
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Jeffery Allen Debaere, 48. A resident of Andrews, Debaere was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was issued a $3,500 secured bond.
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Kandance Darlene Anderson, 47. Listed as residing at a Burnt Branch Road address in Marble, Anderson was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting a public officer. She received a $3, 500 secured bond
MISSION DAM
Local man found dead
A local man was found dead at his Mission Dam home on Feb. 18, and his fiancee is accused of murder.
Clay County Sheriff Mark Buchanan said information was received from the Collier County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office that a person might be deceased at a residence on Mission Dam Road near Hayesville. Clay deputies arrived at the residence and found the owner of the home – Todd Phillip Taylor, 61 – lying on the living room floor deceased from a single gunshot wound, according to a release from the sheriff’s office.
During this time, Taylor’s fiancee, Cheryl Ann Nicklow, 66, was hospitalized near Naples, Fla., after an apparent overdose attempt, Buchanan said. Nicklow, who had been living with Taylor at his home, provided information that she killed Taylor and afterward drove to Florida.
As a result, Nicklow was charged with Taylor’s murder in Clay County. Buchanan declined to comment on the type of weapon that may have been used, pending autopsy results.
“Clay County investigators and the assigned SBI agent are currently in
Collier County, Fla., confirming the details of the events of this tragic event,” he said.
Buchanan said the investigation is being conducted by the sheriffs office with assistance from the State Bureau of Investigation and District Attorney’s Office. He confirmed that Taylor has relatives living in the area.
From staff, Clay County Progress and The Graham Star reports.