Monroe County Sheriff’s Office makes arrest after lengthy investigation, search warrant

Search warrant at Union Hill Apartments leads to arrest of convicted felon on multiple charges
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Ellis Zellner (Photo: Monroe County Sheriff's Office)

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Investigators made an arrest on Friday following a lengthy investigation and the execution of a search warrant.

The warrant, executed at Union Hill Apartments at 235 Union Hill Drive, led to the arrest of 61-year-old Ellis Zellner.

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Photos: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office

Zellner faces multiple charges, including possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of Hydrocodone, according to a news release from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Zellner was also charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs in a public housing authority, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of drug-related objects.

Zellner is being held at the Monroe County Jail without bond.

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