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Date: 05-18-2023
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Case Number: 2:22-cr-00014
Judge: Richard W. Story
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Hall County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Gainesville
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Gainesville, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with selling fentanyl after pleading guilty to distribution of a controlled substance on July 13, 2022.
“Fentanyl has claimed too many lives, especially from our youth,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “We are grateful to our law enforcement partners for working hard to prevent this deadly drug from claiming more lives in accidental overdoses.”
“Fentanyl poisonings have taken a terrible toll on our communities.” said Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Division. “This criminal must now face the consequences of his actions.”
“Fentanyl is a dangerous and highly toxic drug that has wreaked havoc in far too many communities. Disrupting the manufacturers and distributers of this poison remains a high priority for the GBI’s drug enforcement offices,” said Mike Register, Director, Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
According to U.S. Attorney Buchanan, the charges and other information presented in court: Between April and August of 2021, Jamerris Head sold multiple ounces of fentanyl on several occasions during controlled purchases by law enforcement. At the time of his arrest, agents seized approximately one kilogram of fentanyl, in both pill and powder form, and two firearms.
Jamerris Head, 39, of Buford, Georgia, was sentenced to 12 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Keen prosecuted the case.
21:841A=CD.F CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE
(1-3)
Outcome: CBOP 144 Months as to Counts One, Two and Three, to be served CONCURRENTLY; 5 Years Supervised Release on Counts One, Two and Three, to be served CONCURRENTLY; $300 Special Assessment
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