Dandre Antwan Williams, Firearms & Cocaine Distribution, Illinois 2025

PEORIA, Ill. – A Bloomington, Illinois man, Dandre Antwan Williams, 36, of the 1200 block of Orchard Road, was sentenced on August 7, 2025 to 36 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and the distribution of cocaine.

Williams was found to have possessed and sold a Russian firearm, a Taurus .38 firearm loaded with 4 rounds of special ammunition, and 48.6 grams of cocaine in April 2024. As a convicted felon, Williams was prohibited from possessing firearms. During the hearing, Judge Hawley also found that one of the firearms had a defaced serial number.

Williams was indicted in October 2024 and pled guilty in March 2025. He has remained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest in October 2024.

The statutory penalties for a felon in possession of a firearm are not more than 15 years imprisonment, up to 3 years of supervised release, and up to a $250,000 fine. The statutory penalties for distribution of cocaine are not more than 30 years imprisonment, up to 6 years of supervised release, and up to a $2,000,000 fine.

The Peoria Area Federal Firearms Task Force, comprised of agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Peoria Police Department; the Peoria County Sheriff’s Department; Illinois Department of Corrections; and the Illinois State Police, investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa P. Ortiz represented the government in the prosecution.

The case against Williams is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Dandre Antwan Williams, a 36-year-old man from Bloomington, Illinois, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and distributing cocaine. The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in local communities.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdil/pr/bloomington-felon-sentenced-thirty-six-months-prison-possession-firearms-and