Joshua Williams:

 I, Richard Roundtree, Sheriff of the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, do hereby very proudly issue this letter and certificate of appreciation to Joshua Williams for his willingness to go above and beyond his call of duty. 

Dated this day, the Twenty-second Day of May, Two Thousand and Twenty-Four.

On April 22, 2024, at 1519 hours Deputy Joshua Williams was approached by a citizen at the Spring House Apartment complex, in reference to a young child in a pond drowning. Deputy Williams saw the child across the pond trying to stay above water. Deputy Williams started to cross the pond toward the child, and when the water became too deep for him to touch the bottom, he took parts of his uniform off so that he could swim. A maintenance worker observed Deputy Williams swimming toward the child and was able to help him get the child out of the water. Once the child was out of the water, Deputy Williams checked her to see if she was alert and breathing. The child had no signs of injury, and was breathing normally.

Joshua Williams willingness to go above and beyond any given assignment or situation presented to him is an asset to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.