Larry Jones Case

On October 20, 2015, at approximately 1800 HRS, Detective Justin Story executed a search warrant at the residence of Larry Jones, located at 421 Decatur Rd., Atlanta, Georgia 30674. Officers participating in the search were Detectives Ralph Smith, Greg Harvey, Steve Duncan, Mike Denson, Randall Jones, and Jennifer Wright. At approximately 1815 HRS officers entered the residence through the front door and found Larry Jones standing in the living room, Mr. Jones was apprehended by Detective Wright who conducted a search of Mr. Jones and discovered in his right front pocket a cell phone which was seized and placed in a sealed plastic evidence bag and described on property receipt number Z8970. Mr. Jones was then handcuffed and seated on the couch

Detective Duncan searched the bathroom and discovered a metal box in the cabinet that contained $15,421. The quantity of cash located within the box was verified by Detective Denson and was placed in a sealed evidence bag and labeled number C7489 on the property receipt.
At approximately 1900 HRS a female identified as Mary Smith arrived at the house and stated that she had lived at the residence with Larry Smith for about a month. Detective Story asked for and received consent from Ms. Smith to search her car and purse. Detective Jones located in Ms. Smith's purse a plastic bag that he believed to contain methamphetamines and $8,000 in cash. The amount of cash located within the purse was verified by Detective Denson and was inventoried and placed in a sealed evidence bag number J4380. The bag of suspected methamphetamines was inventoried and placed in bag number J4379. Detective Jones found nothing of evidential value within Ms. Smith's car. Ms. Smith was then searched, handcuffed and seated on the couch in the living room next to Mr.