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Savannah Heroin Dealer Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
A convicted heroin dealer and career criminal has been sentenced to 160 months in federal prison for distributing heroin in the historic Cuyler Brownsville community of Savannah. Tyrone Williams, 43, of Savannah, was arrested as part of a coordinated federal, state, and local law enforcement investigation into violence and drug dealing in the area.
Williams was one of 32 defendants indicted as part of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative. All of those arrested have been convicted, including Williams, who pleaded guilty on April 3 to distributing heroin in Cuyler Brownsville.
According to court records, Williams has a documented criminal history spanning over 25 years, with at least 10 felony convictions, including drug and firearms offenses. The sentence of 160 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, is a stark warning to other criminals in the area.
“The basic premise behind Project Safe Neighborhoods is to make neighborhoods safer,” said U.S. Attorney Bobby L. Christine. “Removing drug dealers makes neighborhoods safer, and the very real possibility of hard jail time warns any other criminals who would attempt to take their place.”
The investigation into the CBV neighborhood was a collaborative effort between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the Savannah Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Greg Gilluly, Tania Groover, and Matthew Josephson prosecuted the case.
“Identifying and removing dangerous criminals from our community is a top priority for the Savannah Police Department,” said Director of Police Services Roy Minter. “The arrest, conviction, and sentencing of Tyrone Williams is another example of our strong partnership with our local, state, and federal law enforcement officials.”
For more information, contact the U.S. Attorney’s Office at (912) 652-4422.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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