CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Nathaniel Lee Williams, of Fairmont, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
Williams, also known as “Sticks," 63, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Five Grams or more of Methamphetamine." Williams admitted to having 37.43 grams of methamphetamine, also known as “crystal" or “ice," in August 2018 in Marion County. As a part of the plea agreement, Williams also admitted that he sold more than a half of a gram of fentanyl during three separate buys in July 2020.
Williams faces at least five and up 40 years of incarceration and a fine of up to $5,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Three Rivers Drug Task Force and the Fairmont Police Department investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.
Find the related case here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/west-virginia-and-detroit-residents-indicted-drug-trafficking-operation
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
