Career Offender Sentenced to Prison for Meth Distribution in Thomasville

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A convicted felon with a lengthy criminal past in South and Central Georgia was sentenced as a federal career offender to serve more than 21 years in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute kilograms of methamphetamine.

Charles Reid, Jr., 40, of Cairo, Georgia, was sentenced as a federal career offender to serve 262 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release by Senior U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands on Nov. 19, after he pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on Feb. 19, 2025. There is no parole in the federal system.

“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,” said U.S. Attorney William R. “Will” Keyes. “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.”

According to court documents and statements referenced in court, Reid, Jr. was under investigation for selling kilogram quantities of methamphetamine in Grady and Thomas counties. Grady County Sheriff’s Office deputies executed a search warrant at Reid, Jr.’s residence in December 2023, finding two pounds of methamphetamine. A confidential source (CS) contacted investigators that Reid, Jr. was in possession of twelve kilograms of methamphetamine and was in Thomasville, Georgia. On Jan. 16, 2024, investigators obtained a search warrant for a residence on Hambleton Street in Thomasville where Reid, Jr. was located and found him hiding under a bed. Officers found approximately three kilograms of methamphetamine under the bed, next to the defendant’s driver’s license. Reid, Jr. has a lengthy criminal history including felony drug convictions in Grady County and Monroe County Superior Courts.

The case was investigated by the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Grady County Sheriff’s Office and the Thomasville Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Monica Daniels is prosecuting the case for the Government.