A federal jury in Asheville has returned a guilty verdict against Sean Christopher Williams, 54, of Johnson City, Tennessee, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
According to evidence presented at trial and witness testimony, on April 29, 2023, at 2:12 a.m., an officer with the Western Carolina University campus police observed a vehicle parked in a Tuckasegee River Access parking lot near campus. The officer further observed Williams, who appeared to be passed out in the driver seat. The officer approached the vehicle and noticed an opened silver case in the passenger seat with various drug paraphernalia.
Williams was detained, and officers searched his vehicle. In a blue duffle bag in the passenger floorboard under a television, officers uncovered over 15 ounces of pure methamphetamine in five separate containers, over eight ounces of cocaine in two separate containers, and two digital scales.
Four months later, Williams made two calls from the Laurel County Correctional Center in Kentucky where he admitted possessing the methamphetamine for distribution.
Williams remains in federal custody and faces a minimum of 10 years in prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher S. Hess and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Annabelle Chambers, who was assigned by District Attorney Ashley Welch to serve as SAUSA with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Asheville.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office thanked the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Western Carolina University Police Department for their investigation of this case.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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