4 arrested following discovery of drugs during K9 traffic stop

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – A traffic stop by the Glynn County Police Department (GCPD) on Saturday leads to the arrest of four.

While on patrol, GCPD Officer Jonathan Donahue made a traffic stop for a moving violation on Touchstone Parkway at Butterbean Court. During the stop, K9 Officer Dustin Shipskie arrived on the scene with K9 Ghost who alerted officers to the presence of narcotics in the stopped vehicle.

Officers searched the vehicle and found approximately 14 grams of methamphetamine and related drug paraphernalia. All four people in the vehicle were arrested and are charged with the following:

• Gerald Smith: Possession of drug-related objects
• Jacqueline Altman: Possession of Schedule II
• Lauren Hinson: Possession of Schedule II with intent to distribute and possession of drug-related objects
• Mark Lusty: Possession of Schedule II with intent to distribute, possession of drug-related objects and failure to stop at a stop sign.

Any person with additional knowledge of these cases is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at (912) 554-7802, non-emergency at (912) 554-3645, or may report it anonymously via Silent Witness at (912) 264-1333.