U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr. | U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr. | U.S. Department of Justice
A Henderson man has been sentenced to 117 months in prison for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession related to drug trafficking. Kortez Travon Williams, aged 26, pled guilty on September 23, 2024.
Court documents revealed that law enforcement used a confidential informant (CI) to make several controlled purchases from Williams. Initially, he sold marijuana to the CI and later sold approximately 400 dosage units of a substance containing fentanyl. A week after the first sale, Williams again sold nearly 500 dosage units of fentanyl to the CI. During these transactions, Williams was reportedly armed.
Following these controlled buys, authorities executed a search warrant at his residence. The search led to the recovery of around 7,095 dosage units of drugs, a firearm, and $12,736 in cash.
The sentencing was announced by Michael F. Easley Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, after Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II handed down the sentence. The investigation involved multiple agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; N.C. State Bureau of Investigation; Henderson Police Department; and Vance County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Casey L. Peaden prosecuted the case.
Further details can be accessed through court documents available on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina's website or via PACER under Case No. 5:24-CR-00063.
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