THOMSON - A Thomson man has been found guilty in the deaths of his girlfriend and her sister and the sister's unborn child.
After a two-day bench trial that ended today, Toombs Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Harold A. Hinesley sentenced Williams to life in prison plus 15 years. By waiving his right to a jury trial, Williams prevented the state from seeking the death penalty.
The judge found Williams guilty of two counts of malice murder, felony murder, feticide, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes, as well as three counts of statutory aggravating circumstances.
Williams was accused of killing his girlfriend, Linda Mathis, and her sister, Marlow, who was seven months' pregnant.
Both were shot to death April 30, 2008, in an apartment shared by Williams and his girlfriend in Thomson.
