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Date: 09-27-2020
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Case Number: 3:18-cr-00040-CHB-CHL
Judge: Claria Horn Boom
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Jefferson County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office, Louisville, Kentucky
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Description: Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented Wyatt Lamar Williams, 26, who was charged with felony possession of a firearm.
Wyatt Lamar Williams, 26, of Louisville, Kentucky, who fired the shot that killed a 7-year old child on May 21, 2017 was charged with being wrongfully in possession of a firearm while he was addicted to or a user of a controlled substance on January 10, 2020.
“Dequante Hobbs’ seven years of life mattered; to his family, his neighborhood, and to his entire community,” said U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman. “Law enforcement is but one tool, but we seek to use it wisely to target the trigger-pullers like Wyatt Williams who are ending the promising young lives of so many of our neighbors here in Louisville.”
Williams actions with a firearm ended the life of Dequante Hobbs in Louisville. According to reports a dispute broke out at a dice game near Dequante’s residence. During the dispute, Williams began firing a Bersa .380 caliber pistol at others involved in the dice game. One of the rounds from the firearm went through a window at a nearby residence and struck the 7-year old child, causing his death. Louisville Metro Police Department homicide detectives identified Williams as the shooter in the killing and arrested him.
On May 23, 2017, two-days after Dequante’s death, Williams was found in possession of yet another firearm – a stolen Hi-Point 9 millimeter pistol.
The defendant was also successfully prosecuted by the Office of Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney Tom Wine and previously pled guilty in Jefferson Circuit Court to second degree manslaughter, two counts of wanton endangerment and receiving a stolen firearm, and received a 20 year state sentence.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Tom Dyke & Larry Fentress (now retired) and United States Attorney Russell Coleman. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in concert with the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD).
18:922(g)(3) and 924(a)(2) - POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY AN UNLAWFUL USER OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
(1s-3s)
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 47 months on Counts 1, 2, and 3 of the Superseding Indictment; Supervised release term of 3 years; SPA $300 ($100 each count).
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