Chattanooga man convicted of trafficking fentanyl in Catoosa County

Ladarius Nollie | Courtesy: Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office

CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — A Catoosa County jury convicted 35-year-old Ladarius Nollie, a resident of Chattanooga, of trafficking fentanyl in Catoosa County.

The trial was held before Chief Superior Court Judge Brian House.

Back on Jan. 8, 2025, Catoosa County detectives responded to an anonymous tip that Nollie was spotted at the Econo Lodge in Fort Oglethorpe.

He had active warrants through Walker and Hamilton Counties.

The detectives had located Nollie inside of a motel room, along with two other women.

As they were arresting Nollie on his outstanding warrants, the detectives located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia sitting in plain view.

Upon further searching of the room, a large bag of powdered fentanyl was found hidden under the mattress, weighing just under 10 grams.

Evidence shown at Nollie’s trial shows that he had rented the motel room and brought the drugs himself.

Given testimony also shows that Nollie was giving the two women the narcotics he brought in exchange for sexual acts.

On Sept. 29, 2025, the jury returned with a guilty verdict.

Judge House sentenced Nollie to five years in prison, followed by 25 years of probation.

“This verdict was delivered because of the strength and dedication of our law enforcement and our
trial team. I want to thank Assistant District Attorney David Wolfe and his team for standing strong in the
courtroom, and Sheriff Gary Sisk and his team for their tireless work to keep Catoosa County safe from
fentanyl. This defendant not only trafficked poison into our community, he preyed on vulnerable women. We
asked for a stiffer sentence, but that’s okay—because if you think crossing the state line to traffic fentanyl
here is a free pass, think again. Stay in Tennessee. Tennessee Trash who brings their poison to Catoosa
County will get an all-expenses-paid trip to one of Georgia’s finest institutional resorts — behind bars.
That’s my promise to the people of this circuit and the Chattanooga region.”

– District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller