Geno Demons, Jr. and Raymond Dexter Hicks, Fentanyl Distribution, Georgia 2023

In a major blow to the opioid epidemic, two fentanyl distributors have been sentenced to federal prison in Atlanta.

Geno Demons, Jr., 38, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was sentenced on March 9, 2023, to 12 years, seven months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Demons pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846, on November 14, 2022.

Demons was involved in the distribution of large quantities of fentanyl, a drug that is steadily funneling poison into our communities, said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. These sentences reflect the societal danger posed by this illicit drug and the seriousness with which the courts treat those who traffic it.

Demons was arrested in January 2021, after meeting with an undercover DEA agent to sell two kilograms of fentanyl. The investigators recovered loaded pistols from Demons and his co-defendant, Raymond Dexter Hicks, as well as two kilograms of fentanyl in Hicks’ car.

Raymond Dexter Hicks, 59, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., on January 17, 2023, to six years, six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Hicks also pleaded guilty to the offense of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846, on July 23, 2021.

Hicks was involved in the distribution of kilogram quantities of fentanyl with Demons, who was working for a Mexico-based source of supply, said Robert J. Murphy, the Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Division. They’ve now been brought to justice and will face significant time behind bars.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta recommends parents and children learn about the dangers of drugs at the following web site: www.justthinktwice.gov.

For further information please contact the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.

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