Tifton Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

ALBANY, Ga. - A Tifton, Georgia, man who sold heroin mixed with fentanyl from an outdoor table-maintaining a burn barrel to quickly destroy drugs if needed and offering discounts or trades for wood pallets to keep the fire burning-has been sentenced to prison for armed fentanyl distribution.

Kabryen Sharrod Ross, aka "Juice," 33, of Tifton, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release by Senior U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands on April 2, after he previously pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on July 30, 2025. There is no parole in the federal system.

"Fentanyl dealers endanger the entire community by distributing this lethal and illegal substance," said U.S. Attorney William R. "Will" Keyes. "The Tift County Sheriff's Office and the GBI successfully shut down this fentanyl source, saving lives and holding those responsible accountable."

"The GBI remains committed to stopping the supply of deadly substances like fentanyl into our communities," said GBI Director Chris Hosey. "Our agents and law enforcement partners place themselves in harm's way each day to apprehend those responsible, purge these drugs from our communities and protect the public."

Ross' co-defendant, Adrian Jarod Stanley, 33, of Tifton, was sentenced to 121 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release on Oct. 30, 2025, after he pleaded guilty to one count of distribution methamphetamine on July 29, 2025.

According to court records and statements made in court, an undercover GBI agent was introduced to Ross, a known heroin dealer in Tift County. Authorities discovered Ross was selling heroin, sometimes mixed with fentanyl, from a table near a residence on South Ridge Avenue in Tifton. At this location, Ross kept a burn barrel to quickly destroy drugs and offered discounts or extra heroin in exchange for wood pallets to keep the fire going. Working with the Tift County Sheriff's Office, the undercover agent conducted eight controlled purchases from Ross between March and May 2022. During the first purchase, agents seized 0.445 grams of fentanyl mixed with half a gram of heroin and observed Ross with a Glock firearm. On June 3, 2022, a search warrant was executed at Ross's home on Park Avenue South, where agents found fentanyl, other drugs, a loaded Glock and ammunition.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The GBI and the Tift County Sheriff's Office investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sonja Profit prosecuted the case for the Government.