Accused Montville Heroin Dealer Sentenced: U.S. Attorney

MONTVILLE, CT — A 22-year-old Montville man, who federal prosecutors said violated the terms of his prior federal release, was sentenced Thursday to 34 months in prison for distributing heroin, and another three years of supervised release, according to United States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly.

Maaseiyah Williams, Jr., ,was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford.

According to Daly and court documents, Williams began serving a three-year term of federal supervised release in December of last year, in connection with a conviction for possessing with intent to distribute crack cocaine.

In April of this year, Judge Bryant placed Williams on home detention with location monitoring, "pending a full compliance review hearing, after the Norwich Police Department arrested WILLIAMS on motor vehicle and firearms-related charges" earlier that month.

On two separate occasions in April and May, Williams "sold heroin to individuals at his Uncasville residence. On May 23, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Williams' residence and seized 13 bags of heroin packaged for sale."

Williams has been incarcerated since that May arrest, and in early July he pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.

Judge Bryant sentenced Williams to 16 months of imprisonment for distributing heroin, and a consecutive 18 months of imprisonment for violating the conditions of his supervised release, according to Daly.

The separate state charges against Williams, stemming from his April 15 arrest, are pending.

This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Norwich, Waterford, Montville and Groton Town Police Departments. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarah P. Karwan and Anthony E. Kaplan.

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