East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to "Crack" Distribution

Willie J. Butler, 34, from East St. Louis, Illinois, pled guilty on March 27, 2015, in federal district court, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to one count of "crack" cocaine distribution, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.

Butler is scheduled for sentencing on July 17, 2015, at 10 a.m., where he faces a prison term of up to 20 years, a fine of up to $1,000,000 or both, as well as a minimum of 3 years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. Court proceedings revealed that Butler admitted to selling approximately .75 grams of cocaine base in the form of "crack" on January 10, 2014, to an undercover officer in East St. Louis, Illinois.

This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Enforcement of Southwestern Illinois (MEGSI) and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel T. Kapsak.