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Custodian Sterling Williams Gets 2.5-Year Sentence for Jailbreak Aid

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC · How we work

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Sterling Williams, a United States custodian, got a 2.5-year prison term for aiding a jailbreak.
Williams cut cell water, letting inmates remove a toilet and crawl through a wall gap.
His sentence includes 2.5 years suspended, three years probation, and the state dropped ten aggravated-escape charges.
Grand jury indicted former Sheriff Susan Hutson on 30 counts and CFO Bianka Brown on 20 counts, both pleading not-guilty.

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Sterling Williams, a United States custodian, got a 2.5-year prison term for aiding a jailbreak.
Williams cut cell water, letting inmates remove a toilet and crawl through a wall gap.
His sentence includes 2.5 years suspended, three years probation, and the state dropped ten aggravated-escape charges.
Grand jury indicted former Sheriff Susan Hutson on 30 counts and CFO Bianka Brown on 20 counts, both pleading not-guilty.