MACON, Ga. — It takes very little fentanyl to deliver a lethal dose. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, 2 milligrams of fentanyl is enough to kill someone.
Now, an Atlanta man has pleaded guilty to attempting to supply the deadly drug to Central Georgia after federal agents seized 2.5 kilograms of fentanyl in his apartment — enough to deliver 1.25 million lethal doses. That's around 5.5 pounds of fentanyl.
Lagary Williams, also known as Frog, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances Monday, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia.
“This Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force case ultimately prevented enough fentanyl to kill hundreds of thousands of people from hitting the streets, undoubtedly saving Georgia lives,” U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary said in the press release. “Stopping armed fentanyl trafficking and holding those associated with its distribution is a top priority for our office and our law enforcement partners.”
They say Williams faces a minimum of 10 years in prison, but he could spend the rest of his life in prison, according to their press release.
Williams was accused of supplying large amounts of drugs — including fentanyl — to distributors in Milledgeville. Along with Williams, five other co-defendants were sentenced for drug crimes.
Beyond his dealings in fentanyl, Williams was identified by the DEA, Ocmulgee Drug Task Force and the GBI as a distributor of meth and cocaine, they said in the press release.
In Williams' luxury high-rise apartment in downtown Atlanta, they say agents found another co-defendant — Damon Hayes of Milledgeville — buying narcotics from Wiliams in July 2020 while conducting surveillance.
Then, after wiretaps showed Hayes returning to Atlanta to buy more drugs from Williams, federal agents executed a search warrant on Williams' apartment.
The U.S. Attorney's Office says Williams and another person jumped off William's balcony in an attempt to escape, but they were both eventually caught.
When agents raided the apartment, they found 2.1 kilograms of fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. They also found 1 kilogram of meth, 7 pounds of marijuana, 2 kilograms of cocaine and 50 grams of cocaine base.
They say they also found a Glock 19 9 mm pistol and a Ruger Model 57 handgun.
Along with Williams, several other co-defendants were sentenced on conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
Hayes was sentenced to almost 23 years in prison. Another man from Milledgeville, Derek Ingram, was sentenced to almost 16 years in prison.
Quintavius Horton of Milledgeville was sentenced to 10 years in prison Travarious Davis of Milledgeville was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.
Billy Harper of Milledgeville was sentenced to over a year in prison for keeping a drug-involved premises.
“A large amount of deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine was taken off the streets of Central Georgia, and a key supplier has been stopped,” GBI Director Chris Hosey said in the release. “Partnering with law enforcement at every level, GBI will continue to dedicate resources to investigating armed drug distribution activity in a collective effort to make the communities we serve safer."