Brady Offense No. 1762118739 - 936821165

Bruce Williams

Humphreys County Sheriff's Office

107 North Hayden Street

Belzoni, Mississippi 39038

(662) 247-2551

Date of Offense

October 30, 2025

Offense(s)

Abuse of Authority

Criminal Charges and/or Conviction

Bribery

Official Statement

The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office executed a major takedown of alleged law-enforcement corruption in the Mississippi Delta area. Fourteen officers (current or former) plus six non-officer conspirators face drug-trafficking, bribery, and firearms charges, tied to escorting narcotics and/or proceeds across jurisdictions in exchange for bribe payments. The case underscores systemic corruption risks when law-enforcement officers collude with trafficking operations.

Mississippi Public Records Act

Miss. Code Ann. 25-61-1 et seq.

The Mississippi Public Records Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government bodies at all levels. Records are defined as "all books, records, papers, accounts, letters, maps, photographs, films, cards, tapes, recordings or reproductions thereof, and any other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, having been used, being in use, or prepared, possessed or retained for use in the conduct, transaction or performance of any business, transaction, work, duty or function of any public body, or required to be maintained by any public body."

Anyone can request access to Mississippi’s public records and no state of purpose is required. There are no restrictions placed on the use of records.The Mississippi Public Records Act states that, if not decided upon by the individual department, departments have one working day to respond to PRA requests. However, departments may establish their own time limits of up to fourteen working days.

Brady Offense No. 1762118739 - 936821165

Date of Offense

Offense(s)

Official Statement

Mississippi

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Mississippi Public Records Act

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