BOSTON – A Springfield man pleaded guilty today in federal
court in Springfield to distributing crack cocaine.
Alonzo Williams Jr., 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of
distribution of crack cocaine before U.S. District Court Judge Mark G.
Mastroianni, who scheduled sentencing for June 26, 2019. Williams was arrested
and charged in August 2018 and was released on conditions.
Williams admitted that he possessed and distributed crack
cocaine to a government witness on Oct. 19, 2017, and Oct. 23, 2017, near his
home in Springfield.
Williams faces a sentence of no greater than 20 years in
prison, a minimum of three years of supervised release and a fine of $1
million. Sentences are imposed by a
federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and
other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R.
Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Boston Field Office; Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, Superintendent of the
Massachusetts State Police; Springfield Police Acting Commissioner Cheryl
Clapprood; and Holyoke Police Chief Manny Febo made the announcement today. Assistance
was provided by the Hampden and Berkshire County Sheriff’s Departments, and the
West Springfield and Chicopee Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil
L. Desroches of Lelling’s Springfield Branch Office is prosecuting the case
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a
program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities
they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for
everyone. PSN is part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent
criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with
federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to
develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.
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