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Athens News Matters: Sheriff John Q Williams on Detaining Undocumented Immigrants

Sheriff John Q. Williams
Sheriff John Q. Williams

After the murder of former UGA student Laken Riley in late February by an undocumented immigrant, increased pressure has been placed on local law enforcement agencies to explain their policies regarding the detention of undocumented immigrants. Clarke County Sheriff John Q Williams sat down with WUGA’s Martin Matheny earlier this week to discuss the policies followed by the Sheriff’s Office.

Martin Matheny is WUGA's Program Director and a host and producer of our local news program 'Athens News Matters.' He started at WUGA in 2012 as a part-time classical music host and still hosts WUGA's longest-running local program 'Night Music' which is heard on WUGA and GPB Classical. He lives in Normaltown with his wife, Shaye and dog, Murphy.