12 arrested in Perry-led Operation Snow Hill in Houston and Peach counties
Perry police and partner agencies arrested 12 people on 6 November 2026 after searching 10 homes and three businesses in Houston and Peach counties, Georgia, in an inquiry into an alleged cocaine and marijuana distribution network. The department called the operation Operation Snow Hill, said it followed a three-month investigation, and said more arrests were expected.
🇺🇸 Perry, Houston County, Georgia · Georgia, United States
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Perry police arrested 12 people on 6 November 2026 in an operation against an
alleged cocaine and marijuana distribution network across Houston and Peach
counties in central Georgia.[1][2]The department called the operation Operation
Snow Hill and said it ran it with the Houston County District Attorney’s Office
and several local, county and federal agencies.[1]Investigators said the
network worked mainly in Perry, Warner Robins, Centerville and Fort Valley.[1][2]The operation followed a three-month inquiry by the Perry police criminal
investigations division into trafficking involving four of the men arrested.[3]
Officers served search and arrest warrants at 10 homes and three businesses on 6
November.[1][2]All 12 people arrested face charges; 41NBC reported they were
booked into the Houston County or Peach County detention centres.[3]Four face
three counts each under Georgia’s RICO Act: Deltravious Shavad Hill, Shawnterrio
Jacinda Green, Trey Taylor and Darrell Antwan Lynn.[3]Craigory Allen Jolly is
charged with three RICO counts and trafficking in marijuana.[1]Shane Giovani
Brown and Brandon Williams are charged with three RICO counts and possession of
marijuana with intent to distribute.[3]Nytavius Tansell Hillman and Alexis
Talyah Smith are charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute
and possession of a firearm during the commission of a drug crime.[3]Deanna
Revell, Donald Wyers and Richard Lawrence were each charged with possession of
methamphetamine and possession of drug-related items.[3]Darrell Antwan Lynn
also faces six counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and two
counts of possession of a stolen firearm.[1]
Police agencies joining the operation included the FBI, the Warner Robins Police
Department and the sheriff’s offices of Houston, Peach and Monroe counties.[3][2]The U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and a Tri-County
Special Response Team also assisted.[3]Perry Police Chief Alan Everidge said
drug trafficking organisations do not respect city limits and neither will the
investigations.[3][2]Police said more arrests and charges are expected as
investigators review evidence gathered in the operation.[3][2]Police credited
Houston County District Attorney Eric Edwards with funding equipment that
expanded the department’s use of unmanned aircraft during the inquiry.[3]
Sources
WMAZ-TV (13WMAZ), via MSNmsn.com12 arrested in Perry-led drug trafficking investigation spanning Houston and Peach counties: release
WGXAwgxa.tvOperation Snow Hill sweep nets 12 arrests in Houston and Peach county drug probe
41NBC/WMGT41nbc.comPerry police arrest 12 in multi-county drug investigation
Open questions the AI reported
No cannabis quantity, plant count, weight or value was published for this operation, so no kilograms, plants or hectares can be recorded.
The release describes the network as distributing cocaine and marijuana, but no cocaine, firearm or cash quantities were published either.
The exact date of the searches comes from the submitted WMAZ/MSN text, which says 6 November; 41NBC describes the searches as taking place Friday. The 7 November 2026 publication date of both outlets differs from the reported date.
The charges are from police; no indictments, arraignments, pleas, bond amounts or court dates were reported.
The accounts do not say which of the 12 arrests rested on marijuana evidence; three of the 12 face only methamphetamine and drug-paraphernalia charges.
Whether the three searched businesses are among those connected to the marijuana charges is not stated.
Both outlets reproduce the same Perry Police Department release, so they are not independent reporting; the department's own statement could not be opened.
The primary WMAZ article on 13wmaz.com returned a 403 error, so its text was read from the MSN syndicated copy, and the Perry police Facebook statement could not be opened.
WMAZ's text calls the charge a violation of Georgia's RICO Act and 41NBC calls it counts under the Georgia RICO Act; the report uses RICO Act for both.
WGXA names only four men at the head of the investigation and gives no cannabis weight, plant count, cash or cocaine quantity, so no figures are added.
The Friday wording could describe 6 November 2026; the exact date rests on the earlier report's WMAZ/MSN account.
A man was arrested at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in Texas after a K-9 alert led to the discovery of marijuana and three firearms, one reported stolen. The driver, held on an active warrant, was turned over to local authorities for extradition.
Passenger Jamaal Parker was arrested on November 10, 2026, after a wrong-way vehicle pursuit ended in a crash in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Sheriff's deputies reported finding 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms) of concentrated marijuana (THC) valued at over $13,000 and two loaded handguns in his backpack.
Patrick Wayne Gaylor, 40, was arrested on Maple Avenue near East 6th Street in Rome, Georgia, after police stopped his vehicle over an improperly restrained five-year-old child and found marijuana. He was charged with marijuana possession, a child safety restraint violation, and a parole violation.
Palo Alto County sheriff's deputies arrested 37-year-old Baley Dietrich and 18-year-old Landen Dietrich, both of Graettinger, after a disturbance call on the morning of 9 November 2026. Both were charged with first-offense marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia and were booked into the Palo Alto County Jail to await initial appearances.
