Two Rome men are facing a slew of charges related to the sale and possession of fentanyl following an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The arrests were made as part of an ongoing effort to combat the distribution of dangerous narcotics in the Floyd County area.

According to Floyd County Jail records, 42-year-old Jamar Shantay Finley was apprehended after allegedly selling fentanyl to an undercover officer on four separate occasions this month. Following the arrests, a search warrant was executed at Finley’s residence on Blacks Bluff Road, where authorities discovered further evidence including additional fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana, digital scales, and packaging materials. Finley is now facing a multitude of charges including four counts of sale of fentanyl, five counts of possession of fentanyl, four counts of possession with intent to distribute, four counts of drug trafficking, as well as single counts of possession of meth, possession of meth with intent to distribute, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. In a related incident, 36-year-old Rodney Lewis Palmer Jr. was also arrested after a search warrant was executed at his South Elm Street residence. During the search, officers discovered 19 grams of fentanyl, 436 grams of marijuana, digital scales, and packaging materials. Authorities also allege that Palmer conspired with Finley to sell fentanyl to the undercover officer. Palmer’s charges include conspiracy to violate Georgia’s Controlled Substances Act, possession of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute, felony possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, and possession of drugs within 1,000 feet of a school.

The GBI is continuing its investigation and further charges may be pending.