A Hale County man snared by a West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force sting operation has been sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges related to attempted sex trafficking and drugs. United States District Judge Anna M. Manasco also sentenced Williams to five years of supervised release. He then drove over an hour from his home to meet the supposed 19-year-old at a set location in Brookwood. The woman he met was actually a task force undercover operative. Williams pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of children and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in Sept. 2025.