DRUGS, WEAPONS FOUND AT HOME OF MAN KILLED BY POLICE

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 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.

SEARCH NETS DRUGS, WEAPONS

A look at what narcotic officers found at Michael Nestor's Augusta
home during an Oct. 20 search:

- - 17.2 grams methamphetamine

- - 2 Oxycontin (40 mg) pills

- - 3 MDMA pills

- - 10 Methadone pills

- - 1 Adderall pill

- - .380-caliber handgun, 12-gauge shotgun, 7.62 rifle, 30-30 Marlin

- - 2 surveillance cameras

- - Camera monitor

- - 2.5 grams marijuana

- - Water pipes