CEDAR RAPIDS – This Chicago man imported himself to Charles City, made trouble, then found out that prison was inevitable.
RaMelle Lewis Williams, age 53, from Chicago, Illinois, but lived in Charles City, possessed and distributed controlled substances and also possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced to five years in federal prison. He received the prison term after a December 23, 2024 guilty plea to Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Williams had a prior conviction for attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. In April 2023, when law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence, they located methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl, along with a firearm.
Williams was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Williams was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Williams (pictured at top) is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nicole L. Nagin, and it was investigated by the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Department of Public Safety, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
NIT earlier reported back in 2014 that Williams was nabbed by cops in Charles City for criminal mischief that caused thousands of dollars in damage.