Hall County, GA – Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested two Gainesville men who were both previously featured in the department’s Wanted Wednesday social media series — one case dating back to 2024.
According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Jaime Josue Almendares, 24, on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 20, in the 2400 block of Old Cornelia Highway. Almendares was wanted on an outstanding warrant, and deputies reportedly found about 2 grams of cocaine during his arrest. He now faces possession of cocaine charges. Authorities said Almendares appeared in Wanted Wednesday posts on Dec. 11, 2024, and Jan. 29, 2025.
In a separate case, deputies located Brock Tyler Edwards, 40, also of Gainesville, on Thursday night, Dec. 18, while responding to a trespassing call on Nopone Road near Clarks Bridge Road. Edwards was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant and now faces additional misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass and giving false information to an officer. He was featured in the Dec. 17, 2025, Wanted Wednesday update.
Both arrests mark successful follow-ups in the sheriff’s ongoing public alert campaign highlighting wanted individuals across Hall County.
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