The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office shared video of the moments a drug dealer accused of involvement in a major drug operation took off during a traffic stop with officers.
The video, shared exclusively with Channel 2 Action News it turned out that the suspect left behind some evidence during the traffic stop that led officers to a large drug stash.
Researchers told Channel 2’s Michael Seiden that the 30-year-old threw a backpack out the window of his car during their pursuit of Nicholas Dixon.
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When officers picked up the bag, they found more than a pound of marijuana inside.
After arriving at Dixon’s apartment, officers found something that has now led to him being charged with serious crimes. If convicted, Dixon could spend decades in prison.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said it all started in late May with a traffic stop on Chappell Road NW.
Body camera video shows officers approaching Dixon in his car after pulling him over for driving with his cell phone in his hand.
“Just get out of the car for a moment, okay?” a deputy asks on video.
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Instead of complying with the request, Dixon accelerated and drove away.
According to the sheriff’s office, Dixon is a convicted felon. Now he is accused of playing a role in a major illegal drug operation.
Dixon threw the bag of marijuana out of the car as members of the Fulton County Fugitive Apprehension Support Team, FAST, chased him.
“He discarded a backpack that contained over a pound of marijuana,” FCSO Investigator Jermaine Moore said Channel 2 Action News.
Officers followed his car to his apartment on Mayson Turner Road in Atlanta, where they executed a search warrant and found more than $60,000 worth of illegal drugs, including MDMA or ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms.
“Come in once [was] When I entered the apartment, I immediately saw illegal drugs clearly visible on the counter. Marijuana and what appeared to be crack cocaine and digital scales,” Moore said.
Among the items seized during the search of Dixon’s apartment, officers found the following:
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25 pounds of suspected marijuana
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158 grams of suspected crack cocaine
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91 grams of suspected MDMA
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30 grams of illegal mushrooms
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100 Oxycodone pills
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Paraphernalia used for drug packaging/distribution
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Glock 19 pistol and American tactical .223 rifle
Officers also seized two guns, but Dixon was nowhere to be found, so the sheriff’s office began collecting clues and analyzing evidence.
They eventually found Dixon at his girlfriend’s apartment in Chamblee. On June 5, iPhone video captured officers arresting him on multiple drug trafficking charges.
“With narcotics sales come other serious violent crimes such as armed robberies, aggravated assaults, home invasions and even murder, so this is a big win for us and even for the community,” Moore said.
Friday night, Channel 2 Action News also heard from Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat.
In a statement, Labat said he was “extremely proud of our team. FAST serves as a force multiplier throughout Fulton County. By conducting patrols in high-crime areas, this team takes dangerous drugs and illegal weapons off the streets. The safety of the community is of the utmost importance.”
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