Williams was accused of distributing a fentanyl and cocaine mixture for sale that was responsible for four fatal and two nonfatal overdoses, according to court documents.
The case initially was assigned to Dayton police detective Dustin Phillips of the Dayton Police Department, who is credentialed task force officer with the FBI, after a double fatal overdose of two women and a nonfatal overdose of a man that happened over New Year’s Eve 2018 into New Year’s Day 2019, according to the Dayton Police Department.
His investigation led Williams as a suspect and the discovery of two additional fatal overdose victims — one in Dayton and one in Kettering — and another nonfatal overdose, police said.
“Detective Phillips’ investigative work on this case not only brought to justice an offender whose actions ultimately cost four victims their lives, but likely saved countless others who may have suffered the same fate,” Lt. Mark Ponichtera, commander of the Dayton Police Narcotics Bureau, stated in a release.
Distributing a controlled substance that results in death or serious bodily injury is a federal crime punishable by 20 years up to life in prison.
A sentencing date has not been set.
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