District Attorney announces conviction in major drug trafficking case

Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Don Kelly announced the conviction of Clarence Warren AKA “squirrel” on 18 felony counts including trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin. Warren was also convicted of firearms charges including possession of an illegal weapon and a stolen weapon.

The 88-count indictment against Warren arose out of an extended investigation by members of the Columbus Police Department’s Special Operations unit which began in May of 2019. According to the officers Warren was not making much of an attempt to disguise his drug sale activities and openly discussed amounts and pricing of heroin and methamphetamine with his customers on social media.

Through analysis of Warren’s social media records officers were able to determine that he was distributing large amounts of heroin in the Columbus area and was traveling to the Atlanta area to obtain the drugs using a series of cars rented for him by a co-defendant…

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