In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking in Northwest Georgia, two brothers from Rome have been convicted and sentenced on major drug charges following separate criminal bench trials in the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit. Both trials, presided over by Superior Court Judge Brian House, concluded on August 26, 2025.

Trevion Williams, 25, was found guilty of trafficking fentanyl, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, and possession of fentanyl. Judge House sentenced Williams to 10 years in prison.

Williams’s conviction stems from a March 16, 2020, incident when Chattooga County Sheriff’s Deputy Wilks initiated a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 27 for defective tail and tag lights. Upon approaching the vehicle, Deputy Wilks detected the smell of marijuana. Trevion Williams, a back-seat passenger, admitted to recently being released from prison and identified himself as a gang member. During a consensual search, Williams emptied his pockets, revealing a bag containing 200 fentanyl tablets.

On the same day, August 26, 2025, Trevion’s brother, George Wright Jevard Williams, II, 26, was also convicted by Judge House. George Williams was found guilty of trafficking methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He received a sentence of 30 years, with the first five years to be served in prison.

George Williams’s case originated from a March 17, 2021, investigation by Summerville Police Officer Jo Stricklin on Highland Avenue. Officer Stricklin noticed the smell of unburned marijuana emanating from a parked vehicle. A subsequent probable-cause search yielded a THC vape cartridge, marijuana remnants, and a black backpack belonging to Williams. Inside the backpack, officers discovered a substantial quantity of methamphetamine totaling 485.85 grams, an unloaded Ruger .357 Magnum revolver, a vacuum sealer, sealer bags, and scales. Williams’s co-defendant, Jayla Watts, had previously been sentenced to 15 years on probation for her involvement.

Both cases were rigorously prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Michael E. Harty, a recent addition to the District Attorney’s Office. The prosecution team received invaluable support from witness coordinators Jordan Thomasson and Donna Howell, administrative assistants Annabelle Carter and Cara Parris, and Investigator Daniel Thacker.

District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller lauded the convictions, emphasizing the severe impact of these illicit substances. “Fentanyl is the number one killer of Americans ages 18 to 45, and methamphetamine hollows out entire communities,” Fuller stated. “These brothers thought they could profit by spreading that poison throughout Northwest Georgia. They were wrong. I will hunt drug dealers with the same relentless obsession that Ahab had for his white whale — because this fight is about saving lives, families, and our community.”

These back-to-back convictions underscore the unwavering commitment of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office and local law enforcement agencies to aggressively combat drug trafficking and protect communities from the devastating impact of substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine.