A Clay County man faces multiple drug charges in Cherokee County after a “concerned citizen,” reported an unconscious male in a vehicle in the Upper Peachtree area, according to a press release from Sheriff Derrick Palmer.
When Cherokee County deputies arrived on the scene, they found Richard Glenn Scroggs, 37, in what they described as “an apparent unconscious state,” until he was awakened by their knocks on the window. Cherokee County Emergency Services was called to the scene and offered medical assistance, but Scroggs refused, Palmer said.
The release said deputies found “located in plain view,” inside the vehicle Scroggs had been occupying, articles commonly associated with controlled substances. A probable cause search of the vehicle allegedly located a trafficking amount of suspected heroin along with items normally associated with the sale and delivery of controlled substances.
Scroggs was taken to the Cherokee County Detention Center where he as charge with : trafficking in opium or heroin, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver schedule I controlled substances, possession of schedule I controlled substances, maintaining a place controlled substance and possess drug paraphernalia. Scroggs was placed under a $50,000.00 secure bond. He is scheduled to be in Cherokee County District Court Nov. 23.