Columbia Resident Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
Contact Person: Bill Day (803) 929-3000
Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Brian Zomelle Walker, a/k/a “Boss G,” age 27, of Columbia, South Carolina was sentenced in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). United States District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie of Columbia sentenced Walker to five years imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release.
Evidence presented at the change of plea hearing established that Walker was selling marijuana from his residence in Columbia, S.C.. A search warrant was executed at Walker's residence on May 2, 2016 resulting in marijuana and a loaded 9 mm handgun being seized.
The case was investigated by agents of the Midlands Gang Task Force (MGTF) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Assistant United States Attorney William E. Day II of the Columbia office prosecuted the case.
This case was prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state and local Project CeaseFire initiative, which aggressively prosecutes firearm cases.
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