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Former Georgia Correctional Officer Cadet Sentenced for Meth Smuggling

A former Georgia correctional officer cadet was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 21, 2026, 11:11 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 21, 2026, 11:22 a.m. ET
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MACON, Ga. – Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, of Bonaire, Georgia, was on Aug. 19 to serve 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia. The sentencing was announced on Aug. 20, 2026. He had pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2025, to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. There is no parole in the federal system. According to statements referenced in court, Williams was a cadet undergoing training to become a correctional officer at Dooly State Prison. On June 24, 2024, during a security check, Georgia Department of Corrections officers found four packages containing methamphetamine wrapped in black tape hidden in his pants. A subsequent search of his vehicle found four more packages of methamphetamine and a pistol. Williams admitted he was attempting to bring the drugs into the prison to give to an inmate. The packages contained 640 grams of methamphetamine with 100% purity. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Georgia Department of Corrections, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Travis Lynes.

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  1. Aug 21, 2026, 11:11 a.m. ETFirst report

    Former Georgia Correctional Officer Cadet Sentenced for Meth Smuggling

    MACON, Ga. – A former Georgia correctional officer cadet was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia. The sentence was announced on Aug. 20, 2026.

    Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, of Bonaire, Georgia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal on Aug. 19 to serve 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on Dec. 1, 2025. There is no parole in the federal system.

    According to statements referenced in court, Williams was a cadet undergoing training to become a correctional officer at Dooly State Prison. On June 24, 2024, during a security check and shake-down required of every person entering the facility, GDC officers found four packages containing methamphetamine wrapped in black tape hidden in Williams's pants. A subsequent search of his vehicle found four more packages of methamphetamine wrapped in black electrical tape and a pistol. Williams admitted he was attempting to bring the drugs into the prison to give to an inmate. The packages contained 640 grams of methamphetamine with 100% purity.

    The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Travis Lynes prosecuted the case for the Government.

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