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 reported that the United States Postal Inspection Service received a complaint and began an investigation on June 11, 2024 into threats made to a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier. Franklin was observed on camera using racial slurs against the letter carrier.

According to the U.S. DOJ, the letter carrier told investigators that Franklin threatened t

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