Criminal Indictment — No. 1:23-cr-00394 (N.D. Ga., Dkt. 3, December 6, 2023)

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Criminal Indictment filed December 6, 2023, in the Northern District of Georgia against one defendant. Count One charges stealing a United States Postal Arrow Key from a United States Postal Carrier on or about March 1, 2023 (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1704). Count Two charges assaulting the Postal Carrier with intent to rob mail matter, money and other property of the United States, putting the carrier's life in jeopardy with a dangerous weapon, a Taurus G3X 9x19 firearm (Section 2114(a)). Count Three charges brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)). Forfeiture provisions seek proceeds traceable to Count Two and firearms and ammunition involved in the offenses.

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                                                                           FILED IN CHAM         RS
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                                                                             DEC O6 2023

                  IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
                           ATLANTA DIVISION


   UNITED ST ATES OF AMERICA

          V.                                  Criminal Indictment

   TA VI0N WILLIAMS                           No1 : 23 - CR- 0394
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES THAT:

                                     Count One

  (Keys or Locks Stolen or Reproduced-Title 18, United States Code§ 1704)
   On or about March 1, 2023, in the Northern District of Georgia, the defendant,

T AVI0N WILLIAMS, did steal and purloin from United States Postal Carrier CF.,

a United States Postal Arrow Key, a key suited to locks adopted by the Postal

Service and in use on lock bag, lock drawer, and other authorized receptacle for

the deposit of mail matter, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1704.

                                     Count Two
                (Mail, Money, or other Property of United States -
                      Title 18, United States Code§ 2114(a))
   On or about March 1, 2023, in the Northern District of Georgia, the defendant,

TA VI0N WILLIAMS, did assault United States Postal Carrier C.F., a person having

lawful charge, custody, and control of United States mail matter, money, and other

property of the United States, with the intent to rob, steal and purloin said mail
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matter, money, and other property of the United States, and in doing so the

defendant, TA VI0N WILLIAMS, put the life of the said United States Postal Carrier

C.F., in jeopardy by the use of a dangerous weapon, that is a Taurus G3X 9x19

firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2114(a).

                                      Count Three
      (Brandishing a Firearm during a Crime of Violence -18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
   On or about March 1, 2023, in the Northern District of Georgia, the defendant,

TA VI0N WILLIAMS, did knowingly carry and use a firearm, during and in relation

to a crime of violence for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United

States, that is, assault, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2114(a),

as alleged in Count Two of this Indictment, and during and in relation to the

commission of the offense, did brandish a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United

States Code, Sections 924(c)(l)(A) and 924(c)(l)(C)(ii).

                                Forfeiture Provision
      Upon conviction of the offense alleged in Count Two of this Indictment, the

defendant, TA VI0N WILLIAMS, shall forfeit to the United States of America,

pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(l)(C) and Title 28, United

States Code, Section 2461(c), any property constituting, or derived from, proceeds

traceable to said offense and, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section

924(d) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), any firearms and

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ammunition involved in or used in the commission of the offense. The property

to be forfeited includes, but is not limited to, the following:

   (a) MONEY JUDGEMENT: A sum of money in United States currency

      representing the amount of proceeds obtained as a result of the offense

      alleged in Count Two of this Indictment.

   Upon conviction of the offense alleged in Count Three of this Indictment, the

defendant, TA VI0N WILLIAMS, shall forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title

18, United States Code, Section 924( d) and Title 28, United States Code, Section

2461(c), any firearms and ammunition involved in or used in the commission of

the offense.

   If any of the property described above, as a result of any act or omission of the

defendant:

   (a) cannot be located upon_the exercise of due diligence;

   (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party;

   (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court;

   (d)has been substantially diminished in value; or

   (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided

      without difficulty;




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the United States intends, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p ),

as incorporated by Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), to seek forfeiture

of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the above forfeitable

property.



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RYAN K. BUCHANAN
  United States Attorney
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STEPHANIE GABAY-SMITH
  Assistant United States Attorney
Georgia Bar No. 663519
 600 U.S. Courthouse
75 Ted Turner Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-581-6000; Fax: 404-581-6181




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