By Joe Johnson
An Athens man on Monday afternoon was arrested on drug trafficking and firearms charges after he allegedly was selling drugs from a car on an east Athens street, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report.
Officers responded shortly before 6 p.m. on a report that 27-year-old Nicholas Treyvez Jackson was dealing drugs out of a car that was parked in the 300 block of Arch Street, according to the repot.
After officers approached the vehicle, a drug investigation ensued.
Police did not release details of the investigation.
Jackson, a resident of Hallmark Estates off Spring Valley Road was arrested and charged with trafficking unidentified illegal drugs, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies, according to the police report
As of Thursday afternoon, Jackson was being held at the Clarke County Jail without bail being set.