Heroin, Fentanyl Sales Send Edgewater Man To Prison

EDGEWATER, MD — An Edgewater man convicted of selling a potential lethal mixture of heroin and fentanyl has been sentenced to prison. Branden Corey Williams, 27, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Mark W. Crooks to 13 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin.

"Mr. Williams was peddling a heroin-fentanyl mixture," said Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Wes Adams in a news release. "This was another great effort by our county's law enforcement to proactively pursue anyone who seeks to turn a profit selling death."

On Dec. 16, 2016, the Anne Arundel County Police executed a search warrant at Williams' house in Edgewater. Police seized a bag with 22 clear capsules containing heroin and fentanyl, an additional capsule containing heroin and fentanyl found near the bag, a digital scale that tested positive for heroin and cocaine, $810, a box of clear bags, an additional scale, and two cell phones. When Williams was searched, police found $190 in his pocket.

On April 12, 2018, Williams was found guilty of possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession of heroin, and possession of paraphernalia by an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court jury.

Williams was sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but 13 years of active incarceration suspended, and must serve five years of supervised probation upon release. This sentence will run consecutively to a four-year sentence for Williams' two probation violations.

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