MACON, Ga. — An Atlanta drug trafficker who supplied "large-scale" drug dealers in Milledgeville was sentenced to over 28 years in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking on Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia.
Federal prosecutors say Lagary "Frog" Williams, 40, was caught on wiretaps laughing about supplying a lethal dose of fentanyl.
"Lagary Williams—who was recorded on wiretap mocking the death of a man who overdosed on his fentanyl supply—is now held accountable for providing kilograms of fentanyl and other deadly drugs to people living in Georgia,” U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary said.
Wiretaps played in court include a clip of Williams saying “You got one under your belt, boy [laughing]" in reference to a person's fentanyl overdose. Prosecutors also say Williams "was aware of the dangerously high strength of the fentanyl" he was distributing.
The case against Williams used wiretaps and surveillance that eventually led to a sting at a luxury Atlanta high rise where Williams was surrounded by over 5 pounds of fentanyl back in September 2021. For context, 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be enough to kill someone, according to the DEA.
They say Williams supplied a large-scale drug dealer in Milledgeville, Damon Hayes. When Hayes was captured on wiretaps heading back to Atlanta for a resupply run, that's when federal agents descended on Williams' luxury highrise.
They say Wiliams jumped from the balcony in an attempt to avoid arrest, but he would eventually be captured.
Williams pled guilty on Oct. 30, 2023 and sentenced to 340 months in federal prison, which is just over 28 years. There is no parole in the federal system.
During the raid on Williams' apartment, they also found meth, cocaine, pounds of marijuana and two guns, prosecutors say.
Another man in Williams' drug ring, Brandon Ector, was sentenced in December 2023 to 12.5 years in prison for drug dealing.
Williams and Ector were among 12 people indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in the drug trade in Baldwin County.