Fentanyl Deaths Spike in Georgia Suburbs

In this episode of Conversations with Karen and Cat, we still down with Curtis Clemons, Deputy Chief of Investigators for the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s office. Chief Clemons discusses the rise in fentanyl abuse and deaths in the metro Atlanta area and how we all can get the message out about the dangers of this drug.

Chief Clemons has extensive law enforcement background. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, a former Gwinnett County deputy sheriff and Gwinnett County Policeman. As a GCP, he worked in the Special Victims Unit, Burglary, and Homicides. He was also the first person of color appointed to the rank of Chief of Staff and Assistant Chief in the history of the Gwinnett County Police Department. He retired after thirty (30) years of service. Subsequently, he was an investigator and community outreach liaison with the Gwinnett Solicitor General’s office and ran for Sheriff of Gwinnett County in the 2020 elections.Chief Clemons holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a master’s degree in Professional Business Leadership from Shorter University. Chief Clemons is a graduate of Gwinnett County’s L.E.A.D. program (Leadership, Education, and Development), and the FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Leadership program. Chief Clemons serves as a mentor through the Gwinnett County Schools G.I.V.E. program and as the Vice President of the L.E.A.A.D.S. (Law Enforcement Agencies Assisting in the Development of Students) program in Snellville, which helps to provide food for families, rent utility assistance, and mentorship for Gwinnett’s youth. Chief Clemons has been the recipient of the Most Distinguished Alumni Award from Shorter University for his work in the community, the Diversity Achievement Award, from Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Community Service Forum Award. Chief Clemons currently serves on several community impact boards, including the Gwinnett-NAACP and the Gwinnett Remembrance Alliance in partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative.

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