A Georgia man has been charged with breaking into the home of former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle just weeks after Biffle and his family died in a plane crash, North Carolina authorities announced Tuesday.
Terrell Williams, 44, faces counts of second-degree burglary, safe cracking, money laundering, and several other felonies, according to Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell. Williams is currently held without bond in Cobb County, Georgia, in connection with an unrelated residential break-in. Public records did not list an attorney for him.
Investigators linked Williams to the case in July after Cobb County officers arrested him and discovered property traced back to the Biffle residence.
Biffle, his wife, their two children, and three other passengers died in a Dec. 18 plane crash that remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Authorities were alerted to the break-in at the family’s residence on Jan. 8. The intruders took $30,000 in cash, two Glock handguns, gold and silver coins, and assorted NASCAR memorabilia.
Deputies have since recovered a portion of the stolen items, including pieces of racing memorabilia. Detectives also seized a radio-frequency detector that they suspect Williams used to spot and evade surveillance cameras on the property.
“He used headlines, social media posts, different things to find out when people were and were not home, and he executed his plan in that capacity,” Campbell said during a news conference.
Authorities noted that Williams is also a suspect in another North Carolina home break-in that took place while a local law enforcement officer was hospitalized.
In addition to the burglary, sheriff’s officials are pursuing a separate multistate financial fraud case connected to the family’s estate.
According to search warrant affidavits, an individual used Biffle’s personal information to compromise bank, Venmo, and PayPal accounts by updating linked phone numbers and email addresses. Unauthorized funds were routed to outside accounts for retail purchases, and at least one fraudulent check tied to Biffle’s business holdings was cashed. Investigators have identified a person of interest in that ongoing probe.
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