On Feb. 3, 2015, David T. Walls, Jr., a/k/a "Gun," 36, of Chicago, Ill., was charged by indictment with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and heroin, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
The offense occurred between 2012 and October 2014, in Williamson County. Walls was arrested in northern Illinois on March 26, 2015, and made his initial appearance in federal court in Benton on April 21, 2015. He is being held with bond pending an April 27, 2015, bond hearing.
The crack cocaine and heroin offense carries a penalty of up to 30 years in federal prison, to be followed by 6 years’ supervised release, and a fine of $2,000,000.
Under the law, a defendant is presumed to be innocent of a charge until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to the satisfaction of a jury.
The ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Southern Illinois Enforcement Group. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Williamson County State’s Attorney’s Office assisted in the investigation.
The case is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Amanda A. Robertson for prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
