For the third time a sheriff from Telfair County is headed to prison. Jim Williamson was sentenced to three years behind bars Thursday after pleading guilty to fraud. Following the sentencing he was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service.
According to court testimony Williams collected fines that were never paid to the county’s probate court and kept $5,000 seized in a traffic stop. He was facing up to 20 years.
This is the third time a sheriff from Telfair County has gone to prison. In 1994 former Sheriff Ronnie Walker was sentenced to ten years for protecting marijuana growers. Walker's uncle and predecessor, Jack Walker, was also sentenced on racketeering charges while sheriff in Telfair County.
According to court testimony Williams collected fines that were never paid to the county’s probate court and kept $5,000 seized in a traffic stop. He was facing up to 20 years.
This is the third time a sheriff from Telfair County has gone to prison. In 1994 former Sheriff Ronnie Walker was sentenced to ten years for protecting marijuana growers. Walker's uncle and predecessor, Jack Walker, was also sentenced on racketeering charges while sheriff in Telfair County.
