Man Wanted in Cherokee and Forsyth Arrested After Two Years

A man who was wanted for two years in Cherokee and Forsyth counties has been taken into custody, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Vanus Nichols, 42, was arrested in Dawsonville April 11 by the Forsyth County Warrant Unit, with assistance from JCaF Task Force, Dawson County Sheriff's Office and the US Marshals Office, the FCSO reported.

Nichols had been on the run since April 2022. He had a felony probation warrant, and his original charge in Forsyth was possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell. In Cherokee County, he had a failure to appear bench warrant, and was additionally charged with criminal trespass - property damage, simple assault family violence, and criminal trespass - family violence property damage, according to the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office

Nichols tried to avoid deputies as they pulled into his residence, but he was arrested and taken into custody without injury, according to FCSO.

As of May 9 he remained in the Forsyth County jail without bond, per the FCSO website.