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Date: 04-27-2021
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Case Number: 1:21-cr-00019-WCG
Judge: William C. Griesbach
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Brown county)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Green Bay, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug and firearm felonies.
Lonel L. Johnson, Jr., (age: 44) was charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The evidence presented at trial proved that on April 3, 2020, after a standoff that lasted over an hour, investigators from the Brown County Drug Task Force seized a half pound of methamphetamine and a .22 caliber rifle from Johnson’s residence. Prior to the search warrant, Johnson posted a video on Facebook Live in which he was pointing a .45 caliber handgun at the camera. Johnson, a convicted felon, was prohibited from possessing firearms.
The Brown County Drug Task Force investigated the case, with assistance from the Brown County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team. Assistant United States Attorneys Alexander Duros and William Roach prosecuted the case.
21:841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE METHAMPHETAMINE
(1)
18:922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
(2)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(i) POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME
(3)
18:922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
(4)
Outcome: Defendant was found guilty by a jury.
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