Williams, 55, was born in Belhaven. He graduated from Mattamuskeet High School in 1985 and received a certificate as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic from Beaufort County Community College in 1987.

Sgt. Odell Williams named Marine Patrol Officer of the Year | NC DEQ

Williams lives near Swan Quarter with his wife of 30 years, Viola Williams. He has two children, Tyler, 21, and Mary Grace, 15.

He is a Master Mason at Atlantic Lodge 294 in Swan Quarter and a member of Swan Quarter Christian Church.

Odell Williams is from Belhaven. He graduated from Mattamuskeet High School and received a certificate as a heavy equipment mechanic from Beaufort County Community College. He lives near Swan Quarter with his wife, Viola Williams, and their two children, and is a Master Mason at Atlantic Lodge 294 and a member of Swan Quarter Christian Church.

Sgt. Odell Williams named Marine Patrol Officer of the Year - NC DEQ

He began with the State of North Carolina in 1996 with the Department of Corrections at Hyde Correctional Institute where he worked for seven years and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 1998.

He attended Basic Law Enforcement Training at night, received his certificate, and began working with the Hyde County Sheriff’s Department.

He began his career with the Marine Patrol in September of 2004, stationed on the 48-foot patrol vessel Roanoke, in Nags Head. He was assigned to the vessel for 26 months before transferring to Hyde County.

Williams worked in the field in Hyde County, solving numerous cases, including one that resulted in a large seizure of striped bass with replacement costs totaling more than $373,000. He was promoted to sergeant in 2012 and began supervising eight officers who patrol the southern half of District 1, which includes Hyde County, Dare County and the P/V Roanoke.

Williams holds his Intermediate law enforcement certificate and is a field training officer and background investigator.

Odell Williams worked as a sergeant with the Marine Patrol, where he was a field training officer and background investigator. He previously worked for the North Carolina Department of Corrections at Hyde Correctional Institute and with the Hyde County Sheriff’s Department.

Odell worked as a sergeant with the Marine Patrol, where he was a field training officer and background investigator. He previously worked for the North Carolina Department of Corrections at Hyde Correctional Institute and with the Hyde County Sheriff’s Department.

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Solved numerous cases in Hyde County, including a striped bass seizure with replacement costs exceeding $373,000.

- Solved numerous cases in Hyde County, including a striped bass seizure with replacement costs exceeding $373,000.

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