Richmond Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for distributing cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, Parrish Williams, 31, was on federal supervision when he committed these crimes. According to court documents, Williams began selling “crack” cocaine and other controlled substances within months of his release from federal prison for previous drug and firearms convictions. Evidence presented at his sentencing hearing showed that Williams was engaged in the distribution of narcotics from October 2016 until his arrest in July 2017.

Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Field Division, and Alfred Durham, Chief of Richmond Police, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela Mastandrea-Miller prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information is located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:17-cr-95.