Rome Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills

Deaja Simone Clemons, 29, of Rome, Georgia, has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, followed by five years of supervised release.

“Clemons sold thousands of fentanyl pills at a time that the illegal distribution and use of this drug was continuing to ravage communities within and outside our district,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Richard S. Moultrie, Jr.

According to court records, in February 2024, the DEA’s Rome, Georgia, Field Office received information that Clemons was dealing fentanyl in the area. Investigators determined she had sold 121 counterfeit “M30” oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, with 60 pills sold in Rome and 61 in Cedartown.

In April 2024, DEA special agents and Polk County Police officers followed Clemons from Rome to Polk County, where officers conducted a traffic stop. A search of her vehicle uncovered 124 more fentanyl-laced pills and $3,922 in cash. The investigation revealed Clemons had been selling approximately 300 fentanyl pills per week for three months.

Clemons pleaded guilty on December 13, 2024, before United States District Judge William M. Ray, II, who handed down her sentence.

The case was investigated by the DEA, the Atlanta-Carolinas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AC-HIDTA), and the Polk County Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas M. Forsyth, III, and Calvin A. Leipold, III prosecuted the case.