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Name:
Williams, Sterling Monroe
Date of Booking:
05/26/2026
Reason(s) For Booking:
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AGAINST A PEACE OFFICER
Officer’s Narrative:
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On May 26th 2026 at approximately 0352 Hrs. Officers with the Cairo Police Department responded to the area of 3rd St SE and 6th Ave SE in reference to a suspicious male walking through a neighborhood appearing drunk swinging a stick.
Upon arriving to the area, I officer Bowens while still in a seated position in my marked patrol vehicle made contact with the offender Sterling Williams, who appeared to be intoxicated and upset while carrying a large metal pole. I then asked Williams what was going on and he replied by saying statements that were hard to comprehend.
Williams then walked away from officers still talking to himself and still carrying the metal pole. Williams then turned around and returned back to the driver side door of my patrol vehicle on his own accord and as I was pulling off, Williams made the statement “I will buss you in the head!” While holding the metal pole in his right hand and raising it over his left shoulder while advancing towards me.
I Officer Bowens was in a seated position in my patrol vehicle with the driver door window down. I then exited my patrol vehicle and gave Williams several verbal commands to drop the metal pole while pointing my department issued taser 10 SN #T19E90143 at him, Williams complied by dropping the metal pole, but he picked it back up again and told me “No” after I told him to turn around and place his hands behind his back.
I then fired my department issued taser striking Williams several times ultimately have a successful connection bringing him to the ground. While on the ground Lt. Lamons and Officer Green with the Cairo Police Department removed the metal pole from Williams’s person and placed him in handcuffs.
Williams continued to act irate while in handcuffs he pulled from away from officers and refusing to get in the back seat of a patrol vehicle and while in the backseat of Officer Green patrol vehicle Williams began kicking the rear passenger window several times. Williams was then transported to the Grady County Sheriff’s Office and turned over to the jail staff. Taser prongs were collected and placed on property receipt #15260 in evidence locker #001.
[End of Narrative]
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Case History:
3/13/26
ACCUSATION FILED — TWO CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST STERLING WILLIAMS IN GRADY COUNTY STATE COURT
What this means: On March 13, 2026, Solicitor General Charles A. Ferenchick filed a formal accusation — the charging document used in State Court — against Sterling Williams in the State Court of Grady County, Case No. 26-SR-047. The accusation was filed at 3:58 PM and stamped by Clerk Kaylee Page.
The accusation contains two counts, both stemming from an alleged incident on March 2, 2026, in Grady County.
Count One charges Sterling Williams with Battery (Family Violence). Williams is accused of intentionally causing substantial physical harm and visible bodily injury to the victim by choking her with his hands, which allegedly resulted in redness around her neck. The accusation notes that the accused and the victim are son and mother.
Count Two charges Sterling Williams with Obstruction of Officer. Williams is accused of willingly and knowingly obstructing and hindering a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of his official duties by allegedly pulling his hands to his front in an attempt to evade being handcuffed during a lawful arrest.
An accusation is a formal charging document filed directly by the Solicitor General in State Court, as opposed to an indictment handed down by a grand jury. Filing it means the case is now officially open and Sterling Williams is required to respond to the charges in court.
4/10/26
ARRAIGNMENT SCHEDULED FOR 4/27/26 — STERLING WILLIAMS NOTIFIED TO APPEAR IN GRADY COUNTY STATE COURT
What this means: On April 10, 2026, the State Court of Grady County issued a Notice of Arraignment to Sterling Williams, directing him to appear at the State Court for Grady County at 8:30 AM on April 27, 2026. The notice was issued by Clerk Kaylee Page and covers both charges filed in Case No. 26-SR-047: Count 1, Battery (Family Violence), and Count 2, Obstruction of Officer.
An arraignment is a court appearance where a defendant is formally informed of the charges against them and asked to enter a plea — typically guilty, not guilty, or nolo contendere (no contest). Attendance was required by law.
4/27/26
STERLING WILLIAMS PLEADS GUILTY TO BATTERY (FAMILY VIOLENCE) — COUNT 2 DISMISSED
What this means: On April 27, 2026, Sterling Williams appeared in the State Court of Grady County and entered a guilty plea to Count One — Battery (Family Violence) — in Case No. 26-SR-047. The plea was entered without an attorney; Williams signed a waiver of counsel, indicating he understood his right to be represented and chose to proceed on his own.
Count Two — Obstruction of Officer — was dismissed by the State through a nolle prosequi, meaning the prosecution chose not to pursue that charge further. This is a common outcome when a defendant resolves one count through a plea.
As part of the plea on Count One, the court imposed the following sentence and conditions:
A probation supervision fee of $50.00 per month was assessed. Court costs of $1,000 were assessed.
A no-contact condition was written into the order: Williams is to have no contact with the victim — with a notation that phone contact is permitted.
Standard probation conditions also apply, including no violations of law, avoiding alcohol and narcotics, reporting to a probation supervisor as directed, maintaining employment, not leaving the state without court permission, and submitting to drug and alcohol testing upon request.