Sheriff Mark Buchanan
Press Release
On 07/15/24 around 10:00 PM Clay County Lt. Tyler Faggard, Sgt Steven Smith, and Investigator Nick Queen were surveilling a black Acura passenger car in the Ingles’ parking lot in Hayesville. The car was being driven by Kaitlyn Brainna Kincaid, 28 years of age from Murphy with a passenger; Darin Trey Oliver, 30 years of age from Brasstown. Both were known to have previously been involved in the drug trade. Kincaid was also known to have a suspended driver’s license.
At one point both Kincaid and Oliver went inside of the store and later came out independent of each other. Kincaid returned to the Acura and got inside with a known but unnamed woman. Oliver returned to the car, put groceries in the trunk, returned to the entrance of the store, and sat in an outdoor dining chair. Oliver appeared to be running counter-surveillance for Kincaid and the woman who were believed to be involved in a drug transaction.
The woman soon left Kincaid after which time Oliver returned to the car and got in the passenger seat. Kincaid and Oliver left the parking lot traveling east on US Hwy 64 with Kincaid driving. After Kincaid and Oliver left the Ingles’ parking lot, Sgt Smith attempted to stop them. Kincaid refused to stop until the intersection of Oak Forest Road and US Hwy 64. This is a common tactic, giving vehicle occupants time to hide and/or destroy contraband. Investigator Queen, Lt. Faggard, Clay County Officer Drew Judge, and Clay County Officer Dillon Nelson arrived to assist Sgt Smith with this traffic stop.
After being stopped, Kincaid admitted that she had no valid driver’s license. Oliver was removed from the car and immediately and without prompt produced a green and white silicon container that was found to have a white powdery substance inside. Oliver said this substance was “Hydro 10”, which is slang for Hydrocodone and a controlled substance. A search of the Acura yielded hypodermic syringes and two clear plastic baggies containing a purple powdery substance that field tested positive for Fentanyl. Also found during the search of this car was a plastic bottle cap, multiple balls of cotton, and a dollar bill with suspected Fentanyl residue. These items are commonly used to ingest controlled substances into the body.
Kincaid admitted that the substances found in the car were Fentanyl and that she had in fact sold the woman Fentanyl in Ingle’s parking lot prior to her being stopped. Kincaid also provided detailed information as to other drug transactions she was involved with and made her cell phone available for further investigation. Kincaid said she had used “CashApp” as a means of accepting payment for her drug sales. Investigation into these other drug transactions will continue.
Both Kincaid and Oliver were both arrested for Felony Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Fentanyl and Felony Maintaining a Vehicle to Keep or Use Controlled Substances. Prior to entering the Clay County Detention Center, Oliver complained that he had a hidden glass smoking pipe between his buttocks which had broken. This broken pipe was removed before entering the Detention Center. After being processed, Oliver was given a $30,000 secured bond. Kincaid was held without bond due to already being out on multiple pre-trial release orders.
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