Canton Man Injured in Motorcycle Accident Charged With Drug Possession

A Canton man who received minor injuries after he was hit while riding a motorcycle has been charged with drug possession.

Darren Thomas, 43, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce and possession of a drug-related object, the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

Deputies with the agency were dispatched to an accident around 8 p.m. Thursday on Hickory Nut Drive at Reinhardt College Parkway/Highway 140 in unincorporated Canton. They determined Thomas was traveling on a motorcycle with no lights on the shoulder of S.R. 140.

As he crossed over Hickory Nut Drive, he was hit by a vehicle that was turning onto the street, said Lt. Jay Baker with the sheriff’s office.

Thomas, who only received minor injuries, was seen walking from the accident scene “into the darkness carrying an object,” Baker stated.

When he returned to the scene, he was no longer seen carrying anything. Baker said deputies searched the area and discovered roughly one gram methamphetamine and a methamphetamine pipe. A small amount of marijuana was also located in a container on Thomas’ motorcycle.

Thomas remains in custody at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with a $13,200 bond.

(Photo: Darren Thomas, 43, of Canton is charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce and possession of a drug-related object. Credit: Cherokee Sheriff’s Office)