Baltimore drug dealer assaults, robs and shoots man, then rams his car, sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison
DEA takes dangerous drug dealer, 5kg of cocaine, and firearms off the streets as part of multi-year joint operation
BALTIMORE – On Sept. 5, 2019, Delroy Williams, Jr., 32, of Baltimore, Md., was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for a conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana.
The sentence was announced by DEA Baltimore District Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge Don A. Hibbert, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur, Baltimore County Police Chief Melissa R. Hyatt and Anne Arundel County Police Chief Tim Altomare.
According to the testimony presented at his five-day trial, from at least October 2016 through Dec. 12, 2016, Williams distributed cocaine and marijuana in the Baltimore area. On the evening of Dec. 12, 2016, Williams ran into an associate at a nightclub in Baltimore County. Believing that the associate owed him money, Williams assaulted, robbed and shot at the individual before ramming the victim’s car and then fleeing the scene. Realizing that the associate knew where Williams lived, Williams took his drugs from his residence and took them to his girlfriend’s home in Glen Burnie, Md.
Law enforcement executed a search warrant at the Glen Burnie residence the next day and recovered almost five kilos of cocaine, several pounds of marijuana and two guns from the house. Witnesses testified that several more pounds of marijuana, more than $213,000 in cash, scales and pistol ammunition were recovered from Williams’s truck.
A federal jury convicted Williams on May 20, 2019. Williams was originally scheduled for trial in November 2018, but fled and was a fugitive until his arrest on Jan. 11, 2019. Williams has been detained since that time.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
DEA Washington Division Special Agent in Charge Jesse R. Fong commends the Baltimore County Police Department and the Anne Arundel County Police Department for their work in the investigation, and thanks the FBI, the ATF, and the U.S. Marshals Service for their assistance. Special Agent in Charge Fong would also like to thank U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur, along with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zachary B. Stendig and John W. Sippel, Jr., who prosecuted the case.
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