Ex-sheriff in Georgia who was convicted of assaulting inmates faces new legal trouble
Former Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth, who admitted he assaulted inmates and instructed jailers and other inmates to lie about it in 2012, was arrested Thursday and accused of violating his probation, according to court documents.
The recent arrest comes after probation officer Amanda Reed, asked that an arrest warrant be put out on Bloodsworth because he tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana on multiple occasions, according to a court petition.
The document also said he failed to participate in a substance abuse treatment program, was “unsuccessfully discharged” from the Christian Recovery Center and failed to notify his probation officer he had moved. These are all alleged probation violations, court documents say.
The document says Bloodsworth’s issues with the probation office began in 2022 when he first tested positive for meth. He was being treated at Middle Flint Behavioral Healthcare Center at the time for mental health and drug addiction. But he was terminated by the hospital for his lack of attendance, according to the request filed by the probation officer.
After his termination, the U.S. Probation Office attempted to reach him at his home multiple times but never found him. A new tenant at the house told probation officers that Bloodsworth no longer lived there, the request said.
Judge orders Wilcox sheriff to resign, sets bond at $25,000
A family member told the probation officer that Bloodsworth was living in a couple different places with family members. The probation office told the family member that Bloodsworth must report to their office on March 25 or “adverse actions would occur,” the request stated.
Bloodsworth showed up to the probation office and was verbally reprimanded, according to the petition for a warrant. He submitted a drug test that was positive for methamphetamine and marijuana. He started treatment at the Christian Recovery Center in Dublin around April 4, but left the program six days later.
Bloodsworth was set to appear in court Thursday to determine if he violated his probation, but he waived the hearing, according to court documents.
He was released from jail the same day as his arrest without having to post bond. While on release, he’s been ordered to stay home during the night, take a weekly drug test and participate in substance abuse therapy and counseling. Additionally, he was given an ankle monitor with a GPS that he was ordered to pay for.
Why Wilcox County sheriff was convicted before
Bloodsworth was charged alongside his son, Austin Bloodsworth, jailer Casey Owens and inmate Willie James Caruthers more than a decade ago over allegations of beating inmates. All of them pleaded guilty in 2012.
Bloodsworth pleaded guilty to depriving an inmate of their rights and conspiring to tamper with a witness in exchange for other charges against him being dropped, according to a plea agreement.
