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VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A South Georgia man has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison for meth distribution in Thomasville, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia.

Cairo resident Charles Reid, Jr., 40, was sentenced to serve 262 months (21 years and 10 months) in prison followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. There is no parole in the federal system.

Court documents and statements referenced in court show that Reid, Jr. was under investigation for selling kilogram quantities of methamphetamine in Grady and Thomas counties.

In December 2023, deputies with the Grady County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) executed a search warrant at his residence where they found two pounds of methamphetamine.

The release said a confidential source told investigators that Reid, Jr. was in possession of 12 kilograms of methamphetamine and was in Thomasville.

On Jan. 16, 2024, investigators obtained a search warrant for a home on Hambleton Street in Thomasville and found Reid, Jr. hiding under a bed. Officers found about three kilograms of methamphetamine under the bed, next to his driver’s license.

The release said Reid, Jr. has a “lengthy criminal history including felony drug convictions in Grady County and Monroe County Superior Courts.”

“Repeat felons with long criminal records are facing federal prosecution and lengthy prison sentences for continually breaking the law and causing chaos in communities across the Middle District of Georgia.”

“This is another case where our office is working closely with our local partners to identify career offenders and bring their cases up to the federal level, where they will be held accountable without parole.”

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