Hoard Of Guns, Meth, Police Badges Leads To Multiple Convictions For Alexandria Man

ALEXANDRIA, VA – An Alexandria man found with half a dozen firearms in his home and car, as well as more than 26 pounds of methamphetamine in his home earlier this year, has been convicted on drug possession, drug trafficking and weapons charges, according to prosecutors.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jeffrey Charles Williams, 42, of Alexandria, was spotted at a Fairfax County store in March with drugs and drug distribution equipment, as well as multiple firearms, ammunition, knives, body armor and police badges in his vehicle.

When police later searched the home Williams shared with his child and the child’s mother, they found nearly 27 pounds of methamphetamine, as well as more guns and ammunition.

Prosecutors say that Fairfax County police saw Williams, who was wanted on an outstanding warrant, at a store on March 10. When officers detained Williams, they saw firearms and ammunition in plain view inside his vehicle.

During a search of the vehicle, officers found methamphetamine, packaging material, scales, more than a thousand dollars in cash, a rifle, three shotguns, knives, ammunition and magazines, body armor and police badges.

As a previously convicted felon, Williams was not legally allowed to possess firearms or ammunition.

When investigators searched Williams’ residence on April 2, they discovered 26.8 pounds of methamphetamine, scales, packaging material, a handgun, a rifle, ammunition and $2,271.

On Wednesday, Williams was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on a premises where a child is present, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession with intent to distribute 1,4-Butanediol (a depressant drug similar to GHB).

Williams faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and up to life in prison. He is due to be sentenced on Jan. 27.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office notes that the case was part of a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative described as a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. The task force comprises agents and officers from about a dozen government agencies.