Rolling the DICE with Drugs, lands several behind bars.
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office Drug Interdiction and Criminal Enforcement (DICE) Unit, along with the Douglas Coffee Drug Unit (DCDU), reports another successful month of proactive enforcement efforts targeting criminal activity and illegal drugs throughout Coffee County. These operations resulted in multiple arrests ranging from probation violations to possession of illegal substances. The Sheriff’s Office remains committed to aggressively cracking down on the manufacturing, distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs, and to identifying and disrupting criminal activity at both the planning and execution stages.
On January 2, 2026, the DICE Unit conducted a traffic stop and identified Britney Sdarren Armstrong as an occupant of the vehicle. A routine license check revealed Armstrong was wanted in Lowndes County on a bench warrant related to Battery and Family Violence charges. She was transported to the Coffee County Jail without incident and is awaiting transfer to Lowndes County.
On January 3, 2026, Ricky Elisha Burch, 46, of Douglas, was identified by DICE agents as driving with a suspended license. He was arrested and transported to the Coffee County Jail for violation of O.C.G.A. 40-5-121.
On January 13, 2026, agents with the DICE Unit conducted a traffic stop on Spring Oak Street in Douglas after a vehicle was found to have no insurance. During a consensual search, agents discovered a crystallized substance suspected to be methamphetamine on the driver, identified as 24-year-old Eric Lee Lauramore. Lauramore was arrested and transported to the Coffee County Jail, where he was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and no insurance
On January 5, 2026, Gavin Matthew Clay Larney, 26, of Douglas, was detained during a traffic stop for driving with a suspended license. A search of the vehicle revealed methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of Georgia’s Controlled Substances Act.
Steve Lee Boyette, 37, of Douglas, was located by DICE agents and arrested on multiple outstanding warrants. He was transported to the Coffee County Jail.
In addition to DICE Unit activity, the Douglas Coffee Drug Unit conducted a strategic operation in known areas of criminal drug activity, resulting in the following arrests:
Markease Robinson, wanted by Dooley County
Taveon Butler, wanted for probation violation
David Salyers was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Following his arrest, a search warrant was executed at a residence on Weeks Road, where additional methamphetamine was recovered. Maria Sanchez, associated with the Weeks Road residence, is currently wanted for possession of methamphetamine.
“Let me be real clear, if you’re bringing drugs, dealing drugs, or hiding criminals in Coffee County, you’re on borrowed time. We work too hard to let a few folks poison this community. We will find you, we will arrest you, and you will go to jail. That’s not a threat… that’s a promise.” Stated Sheriff Fred Cole who also just announced the Sheriff’s Office meeting all requirements for the first time in the history of the Sheriff’s Office to be accredited by the Georgia Sheriff’s Association. Sheriff Cole and members of the Command staff received the official certification on Wednesday January 22, 2026.