Marcellus Williams, Racketeering Conspiracy and Firearms Charges, Virginia 2024

A 27-year-old gang member from Newport News, Virginia, has been handed a lengthy prison sentence for engaging in numerous gang-related crimes, including shootings of rival gang members, robberies, and drug dealing.

Marcellus Williams, aka 'Math,' 'P-Shooter,' and 'Manny,' was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in the Black P-Stones gang's criminal activities.

According to court documents, Williams was a 'First Superior' in the Black P-Stones, a violent street gang that operated primarily in the Beechmont, Courthouse Green, and Woodview neighborhoods in the Denbigh area of Newport News.

The gang's members engaged in various criminal activities, including murders, robberies, drug trafficking, and obstruction of justice. Williams directed and participated in the gang's criminal activities, including robberies, attempted murder, and marijuana sales.

On April 27, 2008, Williams and other Black P-Stones members participated in a broad-daylight shooting on Warwick Boulevard in Newport News targeting a rival gang member. The rival was shot twice and injured in his mouth, neck, and shoulder.

Additionally, on Dec. 10, 2008, Williams and other Black P-Stones members retaliated against a rival gang member who exhibited disrespect toward Williams's girlfriend. Approximately seven to eight bullets were fired at the rival gang member's home in Williamsburg, Virginia, with bullets ripping through the living room and front door while two people were inside.

Further, on March 9, 2009, Williams and other Black P-Stones members shot at the home of a rival gang member in retaliation for a previous altercation. The rival gang member and another individual were inside of the home during the shooting, and one bullet nearly struck one of the people inside.

Williams was charged in a superseding indictment on Dec. 9, 2013, and pleaded guilty on April 15, 2014, to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of possessing and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

The investigation was led by the FBI's Safe Streets Peninsula Task Force, with the assistance of the Newport News Police Department, James City County Police Department, and the Virginia State Police. The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Louis A. Crisostomo and Marianne Shelvey of the Criminal Division's Organized Crime and Gang Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric M. Hurt of the Eastern District of Virginia.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/black-p-stones-gang-member-sentenced-30-years-prison-racketeering-conspiracy-and-firearms