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Custodian gets 2.5 years for aiding infamous jailbreak
Sterling Williams, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of malfeasance in office; the custodian helped clear the way for one of the largest recent U.S. jailbreaks.
On air: Hank Ledger on BBN TonightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Custodian handed 2.5-year prison sentence for aiding role in infamous jailbreak”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:12 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA prison custodian has been sentenced over one of the largest jailbreaks in recent American history. Skip Waverly is outside the courthouse tonight.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI'm standing outside the courthouse, Hank, where thirty-four-year-old Sterling Williams just got two and a half years in prison for malfeasance in office, after he pleaded guilty to clearing the way for the jailbreak.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCleared the way.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentRight, and behind me a security guard just told me my live shot is blocking the recycling bins, so everybody out here is thinking about who cleans up after who. A custodian who finishes the job is not a good look.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo he was the only employee there who finished everything on his list.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentExactly, Hank. I'd also be a strong fit for any desk that needs someone who finishes things.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNoted, Skip. The one man who always left the place spotless now can't mop his way out. Brock, is the sky as clean as that?
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