Kevin Williams, Heroin Distribution, Vermont 2015

A Rutland man with a reputation for dealing heroin has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for distributing the deadly drug in the Rutland area in October 2015.

Kevin Williams, 44, also known as ‘Capone’ and ‘Cap,’ previously pled guilty to the offense and has been in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest on February 16, 2016.

Williams, originally from the Bronx, New York, but more recently living in the Rutland area, faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. In addition to the three-year prison term, U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford also sentenced Williams to a mandatory three-year term of supervised release, which will begin after Williams serves the prison term.

The government presented evidence at sentencing showing that Williams organized a small prostitution ring in Rutland, in which he paid three women addicts with drugs in order to convince them to prostitute themselves. Williams organized the prostitution and kept the cash the women earned, ranging from $50-$200 per session.

Williams used Backpage.com to advertise these women, and a 19-year-old victim testified at sentencing that she met Williams in Rutland in June 2015 and began buying heroin from him to feed her addiction. She helped Williams deliver crack and heroin in exchange for heroin, which she then used. On a few occasions, Williams paid her in heroin to have sex with him, and he also asked her to prostitute herself, but she refused.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Vermont State Police Drug Task Force. The United States is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Perella, while the defendant is represented by William Kraham, Esq. of Brattleboro.

The sentencing hearing highlighted the devastating impact of heroin on individuals and communities. The heroin distribution and prostitution ring orchestrated by Williams had severe consequences for the victims involved, including addiction, exploitation, and trauma.

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