Petersburg man to spend 10 years in prison for selling drugs out of home

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- A Petersburg drug trafficker will spend a decade in prison for selling illegal drugs, including fentanyl, out of his home.

On Thursday, April 9, 45-year-old Jawara Tyrone Williams was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the distribution and possession with the intent to distribute both methamphetamine and a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, per a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Between August and October 2024, law enforcement conducted a series of controlled transactions from Williams. According to court documents, Williams sold these illegal drugs out of his residence in Petersburg.

Williams reportedly had a handgun on him during one of these transactions. However, as a previously convicted felon, Williams cannot legally possess firearms or ammunition.

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The Washington Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated this case.