Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone announced Monday that Lavonne Williams, 39, from Ohio was sentenced by Judge Valarie Costanzo to 16 to 32 years in a state correctional institution. Williams was convicted in April following a jury trial of five felony charges and three misdemeanor charges including possession with intent to deliver heroin, possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, possession of firearms prohibited, and possessing a firearm with altered manufacturer number. Detectives with the Washington County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force were conducting an ongoing investigation into illegal drug trafficking in various locations including 171 Jollick Manor in the City of Washington. Detectives made a series of controlled purchases of narcotics and obtained search warrants for several residences located in the City of Washington. All warrants were executed on June 9, 2017 which resulted in numerous arrests. Specifically in the investigation targeting Williams a safe was found in his residence which contained cocaine in rock form, marijuana, $2,600 in U.S. Currency, approximately 5 bricks of heroin laced with fentanyl, pills, a S& W 32 caliber revolver, a Walther 32 caliber handgun with obliterated serial number, and a box of ammunition. Vittone said Williams, who has an extensive criminal record in Ohio was a person prohibited from possessing firearms under the law.