April 5, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
A DeKalb County businessman has been indicted for the sale and delivery of 1,000 Xanax pills.
49-year-old Anthony (AKA Turtle) Brian Johnson of Lodge Street, Liberty was named in a sealed indictment by the DeKalb County Grand Jury on Monday, April 3 for sale of a schedule IV drug (Alprazolam) 2 counts, and delivery of a schedule IV drug (Alprazolam) 2 counts. Johnson’s bond is $75,000 and he will be arraigned Monday, April 10 in DeKalb County Criminal Court.
On two occasions, March 24, 2022 and April 20, 2022 Johnson is alleged to have unlawfully sold and delivered Alprazolam (Xanax) in amounts of 500 pills on each occasion for a total of 1,000 pills.
The cases were investigated by DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department Detectives and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.