Athens man indicted on drug trafficking and weapons charges

James Quinton Lumpkin

By Joe Johnson

A Clarke County grand jury has indicted a 58-year-old Athens man for trafficking drugs and illegal possession of a firearms silencer.

James Quinton Lumpkin IV was arrested at his Commerce Road home in March 2023 on warrants from an investigation by the Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task Force.

The grand jury charged him with trafficking heroin, possession with intent to distribute psilocybin mushroom, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a gun silencer, according to the indictment filed in Superior Court on Tuesday.

Lumpkin was released from jail the day after his arrest upon posting bonds totaling $16,700

He is scheduled to be arraigned on July 16th.