Note: The following information was provided by the Polk County Drug Task Force. – KtE

CEDARTOWN – Two individuals were arrested on drug charges after a search warrant at a Cedartown residence led to the discovery of methamphetamine, marijuana, and Xanax pills.

On Thursday, April 13, 2023, agents with the Polk County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 326 Mountain Home Road, Apt. No. 6, the home of Daniel Gladden. 

This search warrant led to the seizure of over one-half pound of marijuana, methamphetamine and Xanax, along with drug distribution items and paraphernalia. While executing the search warrant, Gladden and Christopher Johnson, of a Cedartown address, arrived on scene.

Upon seeing law enforcement at the residence, the pair departed at a high rate of speed. Officers pursued both Gladden and Johnson.

During the pursuit, a backpack was discovered in the roadway at the residence’s driveway. The bag contained multiple ounces of marijuana in an eyeglass case and contained a baggy of methamphetamine and a used glass smoking pipe.

Gladden was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, abandonment of dangerous drugs and tampering with evidence. Johnson was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, abandonment of dangerous drugs and tampering with evidence.

The Polk County Drug Task Force would like to thank the Cedartown Police Department K-9 unit and the Polk County Sheriff’s Department for assisting in this search warrant. This case will be prosecuted by the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.