WPBN: A defense attorney from Florida was taken into custody in connection with an inquiry that lasted for several months and focused on the manner in which illegal substances were being brought into the county jail.
In addition to being charged with eight felonies, Nathan Williams, who is 37 years old, was detained on January 5 and charged with two charges of providing narcotics or controlled substances to a prisoner.
Williams allegedly collaborated with inmates in the Duval County Jail and their family members to smuggle in “drug-soaked” paperwork that he claimed were legal documents, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, which held a press conference on January 7 to announce the allegations.
Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey stated that Operation Stamp Collection was a long-term investigation into the distribution of illegal substances to inmates at the Duval County Jail in Jacksonville.
This statement was made during the press conference.
The increase in the number of overdoses that occurred among the convict population was the impetus for the inquiry. The inquiry, which started in February 2024, resulted in the arrest of 21 people, including Williams, a local criminal defense attorney.
Williams was one of the individuals arrested.
Coarsey indicated that the arrests were not part of a wider conspiracy but rather that there were 21 separate arrests that were made.
According to Coarsey, Williams allegedly conspired with inmates and members of their families in order to smuggle papers that was laced with ADB-PINACA, a synthetic type of marijuana that is classified as a Schedule I restricted narcotic.
This material was referred to as “purported legal paperwork.” The sheets of paper are then soaked in a liquid version of the substance, which is also known as “K2” and “paper dope,” and then “can be abused by the inmates.” He said that this process is carried out.
According to the findings of the inquiry, Williams is suspected of delivering these “drug-soaked sheets of paper” to the correctional facility in exchange for monetary compensation.
It was said by Coarsey that the investigation is still underway, and that additional arrests are anticipated.
Williams, who does not have a criminal record and is also a member of the National Guard, was charged with two counts of giving or receiving communication from an inmate, two counts of conspiracy to introduce controlled substances into the jail, and two counts of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
All of these charges were brought against Williams. It was on January 7 that he was released after posting bond. His subsequent court date is on January 28.
Fiancée Murdered in NJ, Allegedly by Man Who Proposed Publicly Just a Day Before