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Second correctional officer pleads guilty to assaulting handcuffed inmate
“Damaging repercussions are felt across our community and beyond whenever a sworn officer violates the civil rights of a person in their charge.”
Accused of repeatedly punching a handcuffed inmate on the ground, a second Georgia correctional officer pleaded guilty to violating the inmate’s civil rights by assaulting him. On December 29, 2018, Valdosta State Prison (VSP) correctional officers Jamal Scott and Brian Ford escorted a handcuffed inmate named only as “F.G.” to an outdoor area on the grounds of the facility. In retaliation for a previous altercation between the inmate and a female officer, Scott and Ford knocked F.G. to the ground while punching his body.
5 plead guilty in SWGA meth trafficking wiretap case Five people involved in the distribution of up to 13 kilograms of methamphetamine in Southwest Georgia pleaded guilty in federal court. (Source: Gray Television) By WALB News Team | April 20, 2021 at 7:48 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 7:48 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Five people involved in the distribution of up to 13 kilograms of methamphetamine in Southwest Georgia pleaded guilty in federal court, according to Peter Leary, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
On Monday, Xavier Jordan, 32, of Cairo, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Tobias Sanders, 31, of Cairo, also pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Final defendant in major SWGA meth ring sentenced Gavel on sounding block (Source: Gray Television) By WALB News Team | April 16, 2021 at 10:34 AM EDT - Updated April 16 at 10:58 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The last defendant connected to a major methamphetamine distribution ring in Southwest Georgia was sentenced, according to Peter Leary, acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
Kim Wesley, 48, of Nashville, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner to 96 months in prison, along with eight years are supervised release. Wesley previously pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of meth.
“Wesley is one of 79 co-defendants in the 2016 Boris Fuller methamphetamine distribution wiretap investigation,” Peeler’s office said in a release. “All 79 defendants have been federally charged, convicted and sentenced.”
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ALBANY, Ga. â The seventy-ninth and final defendant connected to a major methamphetamine distribution ring supplying illegal drugs across the southeastern United States was sentenced to serve 96 months in a federal prison, said Peter Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
Kim Wesley, 48, of Nashville, Georgia, was sentenced on Thursday, April 15, by U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner to 96 months imprisonment to be followed by eight years of supervised release. Wesley previously pleaded guilty to one count distribution of methamphetamine. Wesley is one of 79 co-defendants in the 2016 Boris Fuller methamphetamine distribution wiretap investigation. All 79 defendants have been federally charged, convicted and sentenced. There is no parole in the federal system.