WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – For more than three years, 12 On Your Side Investigates has been digging into allegations surrounding Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams — examining spending habits, travel expenses, disappearing cases, and state investigations that remain publicly unresolved.
Now, a federal indictment has raised a new question under Georgia law: could the governor suspend him from office?
Under Georgia Code 45-5-6, the governor does not remove a sheriff the moment an indictment is filed. The law applies to elected county officers — including sheriffs — and is triggered when an official is indicted for a felony by either a Georgia grand jury or a federal grand jury, but only if the indictment relates to the performance or activities of the office…