Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams accused of taking cash to make DUI cases disappear
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia indicted Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams, 55, in July 2026 on five counts of extortion under color of official right and one count of transferring a firearm to a convicted felon. Prosecutors allege he accepted payments from five people between August 2021 and April 2022 to get their pending DUI citations dismissed, and gave a gun to a person with a felony conviction in January 2023. The FBI and GBI investigated. On August 6, 2026, a Burke County grand jury added four state felony counts, including false statements over bogus training records he allegedly entered for a Waynesboro police officer and theft by conversion. The Georgia POST Council suspended most of his certifications and Gov. Brian Kemp suspended him; commissioners appointed Brad Capitosti acting sheriff. Williams has pleaded not guilty to all charges. No trial dates have been set.
Williams accepted payments from five different people between August 2021 and April 2022
Capitosti's base salary has been set at $91,429.77, exclusive of any local supplements or stipends.
Williams waived his formal arraignment and his right to personally appear in court.
Pleaded not guilty to the federal and state charges.
No outcome recorded yet.