Toccoa man arrested for alleged gang, drug activity

Previously Banished Felon Arrested Again in Stephens County on Drug and Gang Charges

Johnny Rodrickus “Hotrod” Jones, 33 of Toccoa, a previously convicted felon banished from the Mountain Judicial Circuit, was arrested on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Stephens County. The arrest was made by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) task force. Jones was originally sentenced in connection to a January 2, 2022, shooting a…

Toccoa man arrested for alleged gang, drug activity

A convicted felon previously sentenced for gang-related violence was arrested Tuesday, April 29, in Stephens County for allegedly resuming criminal street gang and drug activity after his recent release from prison. Johnny Rodrickus “Hotrod” Jones, 33, of Toccoa, was taken into custody by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit in coordination with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Of…