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Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein announced that Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Marco A. Williams, age 34, of Clinton, Maryland, to 18 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after Williams pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Williams, who was found to be an armed career criminal based on at least three previous violent crime or drug convictions, stole the identities of doctors who applied for fellowships at Johns Hopkins Hospital where his girlfriend worked.
According to Williams’ guilty plea, on August 20, 2009, Williams was involved in a car accident. Prince George’s County Police officers responding to the accident saw the handle of a .40 caliber gun sticking out from under the driver’s seat. Officers recovered the gun and 14 baggies of crack cocaine found during a search of the vehicle in a fake rock in the driver’s side door compartment.
A later search of Williams’ residence recovered 10 grams of crack cocaine, 49.24 grams of ecstasy, 75.52 grams of marijuana, $1,084 in cash, $3,000 in blank money orders and a 12-gauge shotgun. Williams had previously been convicted of a felony and was prohibited from possessing firearms. Williams remains detained.
U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – Baltimore Field Division and the Prince George’s County Police Department for their work in the investigation. Rosenstein thanked Assistant United States Attorneys Antonio J. Reynolds and William Moomau, who prosecuted the case.
Williams’ sentence is a result of his guilty plea and the evidence presented by the government, which demonstrated his lengthy history of violent crime and drug convictions, making him an armed career criminal.
Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow found that Williams’ sentence was necessary to protect society from his continued involvement in crime.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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