Former Georgia prison cadet sentenced to 10 years for smuggling meth
Julius Deshawn Williams Jr. admitted to attempting to bring methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 20, 2026, 6:55 p.m. ET
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Aug 20, 2026, 8:22 p.m. ET
Former Georgia prison cadet sentenced to 10 years for smuggling meth
Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, of Bonaire, was sentenced on August 20, 2026, to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia and reports from wgxa.tv and wrdw.com.
Williams, a former cadet with the Georgia Department of Corrections, had pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into a state prison, as reported by wgxa.tv and wrdw.com.
The government said Williams attempted to bring more than half a kilogram of methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison to give to an inmate in June 2024, according to wrdw.com. Williams, who was undergoing training as a cadet, admitted that he was attempting to bring the drugs to an inmate in the prison, according to wgxa.tv.
The investigation was conducted by the Georgia Department of Corrections and the Drug Enforcement Administration, as reported by wgxa.tv.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:10 p.m. ET
Former Georgia prison cadet sentenced to 10 years for smuggling meth
A former Georgia Department of Corrections cadet was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into a state prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia and news reports from wgxa.tv and wrdw.com.
Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, of Bonaire, was sentenced on August 20, 2026, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into a state prison, as reported by wgxa.tv and wrdw.com.
The government said Williams attempted to bring more than half a kilogram of methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison to give to an inmate in June 2024, according to wrdw.com. Williams, who was undergoing training as a cadet, admitted that he was attempting to bring the drugs to an inmate in the prison, according to wgxa.tv.
The investigation was conducted by the Georgia Department of Corrections and the Drug Enforcement Administration, as reported by wgxa.tv.
Aug 20, 2026, 6:55 p.m. ETFirst report
Former Georgia prison cadet sentenced to 10 years for smuggling meth
A former Georgia Department of Corrections cadet was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into a state prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia.
Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, of Bonaire, was sentenced on August 20, 2026, after admitting that he was attempting to bring the drugs to an inmate while undergoing training as a cadet, reported wgxa.tv.
Williams was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The investigation was conducted by the Georgia Department of Corrections and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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