Georgia Man Sentenced for Racially-Motivated Attack Against Letter Carrier

Georgia man sentenced for racially-motivated attack against letter carrier

Investigators say the attack happened months after the Georgia man was recorded using racial slurs and threatening to run over the postal employee.

Washington County man sentenced for hate crime attack against letter carrier

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) - A Washington County man who was found guilty in March 2025 of making threats, using racial slurs and hitting a letter carrier's vehicle was sentenced to 66 months in prison on Wednesday, Aug. 27. William Charles Franklin, 37, of Tennille, Georgia, was sentenced to serve over five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and pay $5,101.74 in restitution. Court documents and trial evidence repo…

Georgia Man Sentenced for Hate Crime Attack Against Letter Carrier

A Washington County, Georgia, man who made threats and racial slurs against a letter carrier and then six months later escalated his threats when he hit the letter carrier’s vehicle with a harrow attached to his tractor was sentenced to serve more than five years in prison for his crimes. The post Georgia Man Sentenced for Hate Crime Attack Against Letter Carrier appeared first on AllOnGeorgia.

UPDATE: Tennille man sentenced to 5+ years in federal prison for hate crime against postal worker - 41NBC News

UPDATE (8/27/25):  A Tennille man found guilty earlier this year of committing a hate crime against a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier has been sentenced to serve more than five years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia. U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell sentenced 37-year-old William Charles Franklin on Wednesday to 66 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, ac…