Tevin Williams, Gun Crimes, West Virginia 2021

Tevin Williams, a 27-year-old man from Charleston, West Virginia, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for gun crimes.

In a disturbing case of firearms and narcotics, Tevin Williams was found to be in possession of a Ruger 9mm pistol, a large sum of U.S. currency, and over 100 empty plastic baggies containing methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Williams was driving on Rt. 60 in Belle on June 5, 2019 when he was pulled over and removed from the car by law enforcement officers.

A K-9 unit alerted to the presence of drugs in the car, leading to a search of Williams’ vehicle.

During the search, officers located the firearm, ammunition, a small black safe, $2,293 in U.S. currency, over 100 empty plastic baggies, and approximately 93 grams of methamphetamine.

Williams admitted in court that he was carrying the firearm to protect his drugs and cash.

Additionally, Williams was involved in a shooting incident on November 6, 2019, where he fired multiple shots at a residence in Putnam County.

Nine days later, on November 15, 2019, Williams was driving in South Charleston when he was pulled over and removed from the car by law enforcement officers.

At that time, he was wearing two shoulder holsters, and officers located two firearms under the front seat of the car, both of which were Hi Point 9mm pistols.

Williams is prohibited from possessing firearms as a result of his 2013 first degree robbery conviction in Kanawha County Circuit Court.

The pistols seized from Williams on November 15 were examined at the West Virginia State Police Laboratory and one of those pistols was identified as matching one of the shell casings recovered by law enforcement from the Putnam County residence on November 6, 2019.

Williams was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

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