State v. Giangregorio

Banke, Chief Judge.

The defendant was approached and arrested by a DeKalb County police officer as he and a companion were seated in a car parked at Hartsfield International Airport, which is located in Clayton County. The officer was working at the time as part of a drug task force comprised of detectives drawn from several metro Atlanta jurisdictions and operating under the direction of a federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent.

A search conducted incident to the arrest resulted in the seizure of a baggage claim ticket from the defendant’s person. This and other evidence linked him to a…