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East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Offense

U.S. Attorney’s Office September 03, 2010
  • Southern District of Illinois (618) 628-3700

Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on September 3, 2010, TERRION WILLIAMS, age 30, of East St. Louis, Illinois, entered a plea of guilty in United States District Court, East St. Louis, Illinois, to an Indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The violation took place on December 8, 2009, in St. Clair County, Illinois. WILLIAMS faces a maximum potential penalty of not more than five years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and not less than two years’ supervised release. Sentencing is scheduled for December 6, 2010.

According to court documents, on December 8, 2009, law enforcement officers went to the defendant’s residence in East St. Louis upon receiving a tip that marijuana was at the residence. After obtaining consent to search the residence from WILLIAMS, police recovered 376.8 grams of marijuana, which WILLIAMS admitted was his.

The case resulted from the efforts of the WAVE (Working Against Violent Elements) Task Force, which focuses its efforts on combating violent crime in East St. Louis, Washington Park, and surrounding communities. WAVE was formed in November, 2009, and is a collaboration of law enforcement officers from the Illinois State Police, the Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern Illinois (MEGSI), the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, the East St. Louis Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the United States Marshals Service. The WAVE Task Force receives financial support through the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, a nationwide federal program which endeavors to address gun-related violence.

The case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Kit R. Morrissey.

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