CRISP COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - A Moultrie man is facing multiple felony charges after Crisp County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped what authorities say was a suspected attempt to smuggle contraband into a correctional facility.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a report of a stopped vehicle around 7:25 p.m. on December 24, 2025, at the intersection of Georgia Highway 300 South and Old Albany Road. When deputies made contact with the driver, identified as 26-year-old Hunter Watson of Moultrie, they found him asleep behind the wheel with a handgun located underneath his leg.

During the investigation, deputies noticed several indicators consistent with an attempted “prison drop,” an illegal operation in which contraband is delivered into correctional facilities using unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones.

A search of the vehicle reportedly uncovered large quantities of tobacco, vape devices, alcoholic beverages, drone batteries used to power UAVs, and other items frequently associated with prison drop activity. Deputies also located suspected methamphetamine, suspected synthetic marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and a firearm.

Authorities say Watson admitted to recent methamphetamine use and told deputies he had been paid to transport the items to another location.

The Crisp County Sheriff’s Office says the arrest disrupted and prevented a potential prison drop, stopping the contraband before it could reach a correctional facility.

Watson was transported to the Crisp County Jail and charged with

• Trading with inmates without the consent of the warden or superintendent
• Receipt, possession, or transfer of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime
• Possession of methamphetamine
• Possession of a Schedule I controlled substance
• Possession and use of drug-related objects.

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