A Cherokee County man who told police he swallowed fentanyl the moment he spotted a patrol car has been sentenced to years in prison.
Jeremiah Joshua Cornette, 35, of Ball Ground, was sentenced June 22 by a judge, who found him guilty of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of drug-related objects, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The case began May 15, 2025, when a Ball Ground police officer spotted Cornette sitting on a guardrail along State Route 372 near Interstate 575. When the officer stopped to talk with him, he discovered Cornette had an active arrest warrant and tried to take him into custody…