Richmond County narcotic officers last month raided the home of the man killed Tuesday by three sheriff’s investigators , finding a variety of drugs, weapons and two surveillance cameras, according to a search warrant filed with the clerk’s office .
Sheriff Ronnie Strength said Thursday that narcotic officers had tried to arrest Michael Nestor once or twice after the Oct. 20 search, but he couldn’t be found. A copy of the search warrant and a receipt for the confiscated items were left at Mr. Nestor’s Ohio Avenue home, according to court documents.
On Tuesday evening, investigators Philip Hambrick, Jason Saal and Mike Swint learned Mr. Nestor was at his house loading up possessions and preparing to flee the area, the sheriff said.
The officers went to the house, where they reported seeing him inside his vehicle, Sheriff Strength said in a Wednesday news conference. The investigators reported Mr. Nestor ignored their commands to get out of the car and backed the vehicle up, toward Investigator Saal . The officers fired on Mr. Nestor.
The warrant for the Oct. 20 search was issued by Richmond County State Court Judge Patricia Booker based on Investigator Hambrick’s sworn affidavit that a reliable confidential informant reported seeing Mr. Nestor sell methamphetamine from his home within the prior 24 hours.
Arrest warrants for Mr. Nestor were issued on Oct. 26.
Mr. Nestor had previous convictions for possessing methamphetamine in the Atlanta metro area. In 1998, he was sentenced in Gwinnett County to two years probation. In 2002, he was sentenced in Cobb County to two years in prison. He was released from prison in 2003.
Of the suspected drugs found at Mr. Nestor’s home were: methamphetamine, an illegal stimulate; Oxycontin, a powerful prescription pain killer; MDMA, also known as ecstasy, a stimulant that causes hallucination; methadone, a synthetic opiate; and Adderall, a brand name drug that contains amphetamine and is used to treat Attention Deficit Disorder.
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Narcotic officers found these drugs at Michael Nestor’s home during a search on Oct. 20:
17.2 grams methamphetamine
2 Oxycontin (40 mg) pills
3 MDMA pills
10 Methadone pills
1 Adderall pill
0.380-caliber handgun, a 12-gauge shotgun, a 7.62 rifle and a 30-30 Marlin
2 surveillance cameras
a camera monitor
2.5 grams marijuana
water pipes
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Read the entire search warrant here.
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My question is, if they found all this stuff in October, WHY are they JUST now going back to get him????
Ummm, Read the second and third paragraph maybe?
Well--if that is all, looks like a user instead of a dealer. I have sided with the po po big time on this issue--hope they can come up with a lot more than that nickel and dime.. If not, I will have to eat serious crow!
Come on po po--You shoot someone over this chump change?
5 eight balls? Weapons on a convicted felon? Chump Change?
People, really.... does anybody have authority over the law? If you are told to do something by an officer, do you really think you have the option to do what you want? No! You comply with the command. If you are innocent, then you have the option to wage a civil case with the court system. If you are guilty, well then you have to pay the price (does anyone remember the Baretta intro). The bottom line is that Nestor knew what he was doing and made the wrong choice. He paid with his life. It was his choice to make and now he is dead because he chose wrong. Stop blaming the police for doing their job. There are bad people in ALL professions, but I see Ronnie Strength tolerating NO rogue or maverick officers. I'm not kissin his butt, however I think he is the best sheriff we have had in my memory. Cop tells you to do something, then comply! They will not shoot you for that. Gooden had a b.b. gun and all he had to do is comply, but he didn't. He paid with his life, and as wrong as it sounds I'm glad it was his life and not mine!
239, in the scheme of things, yes, chump!
sounds like the message is out BJ...chump change buys you 3 CM!
cool1 he was shot because he tried to run over an officer.Whether he knew it or not, the police are the ones in charge.
bjc1, what side of the law are you on?
Still trying to figure out why someone like this cop would get behind a car with someone that is known to do drugs other then an excuse to shoot them. I am also trying to figure out why it took three weeks for the items they took from his house to get registered as inventory. Why the cameras and monitor? Sunglass cases with magnets? I bet they were disappointed there was no currency to put into the budget.
I am sure there was some currency somewhere. It sould show up in the evidence confiscated.
One more piece of trash of the streets...and we don't have to worry about trying him or him getting out. Good job Richmond County sheriff's deputies!
FedUpwithAUG, if you really want to know police procedure, why don't you go to academy or at least ride along with the officers. Your continued comments show lack of knowledge and basic common sense in these regards. It never took 3 weeks to log anything in as they were logged in on October 20th per the reports. They left a copy of the warrant and a property receipt on that date and continued to look for the suspect. When informed where he was and that he was gathering his stuff to skip town, they surrounded him with weapons drawn ordering him to stop. Instead he decided to attempt to evade them in his vehicle and they stopped him as they should. Would you prefer a police pursuit so you could blame the cops if he cause a wreck and injured innocent people? He was a convicted felon, known to have weapons and refused to stop for the police, instead driving towards them, even if he was just trying to get away, HE made the decision for them to fire their weapons as their training dictates and he was stopped on the scene where he should have been. His decisions put others in jeopardy often from drugs to weapons, etc. and he had a chance to stop but chose not to. Great Job RSCO.
This guy is a habitual criminal and they can not be rehabilitated and do not contribute to society. You break the law then you face the consequences. I'm glad he is dead.
FEDUP,I guess since he is not part of that despised " entitlement crowd" you so hate, now you have a problem with how it was handled? Great job RCSD.
Because he almost killed the officers that gives them the right to shoot him in the NECK. whatever happened to shoot to wound or why didn't they aim for the tires or set up a black(aren't you supposed to be prepared). 9 bullets, yea that is fair. He was a nice guy. Really really nice guy. his record doesn't show it but if you met him you never would have thought he would have done something like this. He wouldn't hurt a fly but I guess the guys with the license to kill thought otherwise. Sad...
It is sad. My heart goes out to the family. I lost a good friend because of this. I never "partied" with him, so all of you who see fit to judge some one you didn't know can back up. Look at your own life and the people that surround you, I think you would be just as surprised. To CWV....who the F do you think you are to say something like that. He was a son and brother, and was about to be a father. I know I'm not perfect, are you? Get off your peddistal and take a look around...now tell us what makes you so special that you can pass judgment. I'm not justifying drugs, violence, or anything illegal, any life lost is a tragedy to some one. Show some sensitivity. Ignorance is no excuse.