33 Months for DEA Impersonator KHRIY SHERROD SIMON

A Greensboro man’s brazen stunt of posing as a federal DEA agent has landed him a 33-month stint behind bars.

KHRIY SHERROD SIMON, 33, earned the sentence after being found guilty at trial on January 24, 2024, of impersonating a special agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Prosecutors say SIMON blocked a car in a parking lot on March 29, 2023, and, wearing a black tactical vest and balaclava, and armed with a weapon, aggressively approached the driver’s side, yelling demands and announcing himself as the DEA.

The women in the car were allegedly told they resembled suspects in murder and drug crimes, and SIMON ordered them out of the vehicle, claiming he needed to search it for evidence. Even after he searched the car, he continued to detain them until he conferred with an associate, who arrived on the scene.

Throughout the ordeal, SIMON repeated that he was with the DEA, despite having no affiliation with the agency.

“By impersonating a law enforcement officer, the defendant endangered the lives of both victims and other citizens in the surrounding area,” said United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston. “The investigation and prosecution of this case, and the sentence imposed today, send a clear message that such reprehensible conduct will not be tolerated.”

U.S. District Judge William L. Osteen handed down the sentence. Upon completing his prison term, SIMON will be subject to one year of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Greensboro Police Department, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Laura Jeanne Dildine and Nicole R. DuPré leading the prosecution.