Athens-Clarke police said a convicted drug dealer was in possession of crack cocaine and a handgun early Friday morning when they found him at an eastside Athens apartment complex.
An officer said he was patrolling East Broad Street on a bicycle about 1:30 a.m. when he saw suspicious activity revolving around an SUV that was in the parking lot of Twin Oaks Apartments.
The officer stopped to watch for several minutes, during which time he saw people approach and leave the vehicle, according to police. He then radioed for other officers to converge on the scene.