A Fayetteville woman accepted a plea deal on a methamphetamine charge and received a six-year prison sentence Wednesday, authorities said.
Kathleen Rojas, 37, pleaded guilty to a count of possession of meth with intent to distribute after four ounces of narcotics were discovered in her bra during a 2018 traffic stop, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia said in a news release. She also admitted to hiding more meth in a Henry County hotel room.
Narcotics agents with the Butts County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Service were tipped off that Rojas and a co-defendant were selling meth in the area, according to the plea agreement. They were allegedly operating out of the Howard Johnson by Wyndham hotel off Hampton Road in McDonough.
The informant set up a meeting with the two suspects to buy four ounces of methamphetamine Hydrochloride, also known as “ice,” the court document said. The agents staked out the hotel and spotted Rojas and another man get into a Ford F-150 to leave the hotel.
The agents initiated a traffic stop on Ga. 42 near Burg Road in Butts County after they noticed the pickup truck’s driver following another vehicle too closely, the plea agreement said. The man was allegedly driving the vehicle, with Rojas in the passenger seat.
A K-9 indicated that drugs were inside the vehicle, which is when Rojas admitted to having a clear bag containing meth hidden inside her bra, the court document said. The bag contained about 110 grams (0.24 pounds) of 97% pure “ice.”
After being taken into custody, Rojas told the agents there were more narcotics in their room at the hotel, so they went there to search.
They were able to seize another 24 ounces (1.5 pounds) of meth, several plastic baggies and a digital scale from inside the room. That meth was 99% pure “ice,” according to authorities.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the man was not federall charged in this case.
Rojas pleaded guilty Nov. 8 and U.S. marshals held her in the Butts County Jail until her sentencing. The sheriff’s office said her booking photo is not available since they housed her on behalf of the marshals.
After her time in prison, Rojas will spend three years on supervised release, according to her sentencing.
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