A federal jury has convicted a 49-year-old Lorain man on gun and drug offenses, according to a news release.
After a two-day trial, Antoine Williams was found guilty Aug. 16 before U.S. District Judge John R. Adams of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine with the intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking crimes, the release said.
According to court documents and testimony, the Elyria Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant March 8, 2022, at the Arlington Inn Suites in Elyria.
Inside, the officers found Williams, along with significant quantities of fentanyl and heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, the release said. Williams also had a Rohm revolver, and more than $7,000 in cash.
Sentencing is scheduled for 11 a.m., Nov. 30.
The investigation was conducted by the Elyria Police Department and the FBI as part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge, a joint law enforcement initiative that seeks to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids and to identify wholesale distribution networks and international and domestic suppliers in Lorain County, the release said.
