Reed Williams

Reed Williams covers metro Atlanta with a focus on how local elected leaders and their institutions impact residents. Before joining the AJC in 2023, Reed was a senior editor at The Baltimore Sun leading its criminal justice team. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Reed worked for 14 years as a reporter and editor at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He also worked as a reporter at several other newspapers in Virginia.

Latest from Reed Williams

Some DeKalb leaders want to double distance required between data centers, homes

DeKalb County commissioners are considering several changes to guidelines regulating data centers.

Cobb County Police’s service contract with Mableton expires amid dispute

Cobb County's sheriff deputizes officers to maintain police presence in Mableton after city and county clash over municipal court jurisdiction.

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has a new tool in jail security: Drones

Fulton sheriff plans to turn away some misdemeanor arrestees from jail

It is unclear to what extent the policy change would improve conditions within the Rice Street jail.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is housed in the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta. (Image: U.S. Dist

Former Alpharetta officer sentenced to 7 years for child pornography

John Hagen Allen, a former Alpharetta police officer, was indicted in 2024 and pleaded guilty in February.

Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections Appreciation Day

Longtime Fulton Commission Chairman Robb Pitts is headed to runoff

Challenger Mo Ivory resigned from her Fulton Commission seat after just one year to run for the chairmanship.

Henry County employee found dead with woman, infant

The bodies of a man who worked for Henry County, a woman and an infant were discovered in a McDonough home Tuesday night.

Fulton seeks state millions for mental health

HOA beefs, online name-calling spill into ethics complaints against official

One case accuses Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson of influencing police to reopen a loose dog investigation initiated from a complaint by his wife.

Bipartisan group on Fulton commission wants Kemp to consider suspending sheriff

The calls for a probe come in the wake of allegations that a former Fulton County Jail inmate suffered severe neglect, leading to amputations of his lower legs and fingers.

Police, fire officials hold active shooter training at Centennial Olympic Park

Human rights activists applaud the training but hope police make more use of the diversion center for minor offenses.

Ben Crump holds presser alleging medical neglect of Fulton Jail inmate

Prominent civil rights attorney alleges medical neglect at Fulton jail

Attorney Ben Crump said his clients’ constitutional rights were violated and characterized his treatment as `deliberate indifference.’