Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Treall Williams, Sr. (Dkt. 27, filed 03/23/26)

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This Preliminary Order of Forfeiture in the Southern District of Georgia, Augusta Division, concerns Treall Williams, Sr. It recites that on or about February 18, 2026, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and consented to forfeiture of a Glock, Model 17, 9mm pistol and any and all associated ammunition. The order forfeits the defendant's right, title, and interest in that property to the United States and authorizes the United States Attorney General or a designee to seize it. It allows any other person asserting a legal interest to petition the Court within thirty (30) days of final publication of notice or receipt of notice, and provides that the order becomes final as to the defendant at sentencing.

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 Case 1:25-cr-00072-JRH-BKE            Document 27     Filed 03/23/26    Page 1 of 3




                         UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                         SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
                               AUGUSTA DIVISION

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                        )
                                                 )
                   V.                            )     l:25-CR-72
                                                 )
TREALL WILLIAMS, SR.                             )
          a/k/a “TERRELL WILLIAMS”               )


                        PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE


             WHEREAS, on or about February 18, 2026, Treall Williams, Sr. (the

'defendant”), entered a plea of guilty to the offense charged in Count One of the above-

captioned Indictment (Doc. 1), charging a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); and

             WHEREAS, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), the

defendant has consented to the forfeiture of all right, title, and interest to the United

States in a Glock, Model 17, 9mm pistol, S/N BZHT625, and any and all associated

ammunition (the “Subject Property”), on the legal and factual bases set forth in the

forfeiture allegation in the charging document, at the plea hearing, and/or through

the plea agreement, which the Court finds sufficient to justify forfeiture of the Subject

Property.

             IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows:

              1.        On the basis of the forfeiture authority listed above, aU right.

title, and interest in the Subject Property of the defendant is forfeited to the United

States.
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                 2.   upon entry of this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (“Preliminary

Order”), the United States Attorney General or a designee is authorized to seize the

Subject Property, to conduct any proper discovery, and to commence any applicable

proceedings to comply with statutes governing third-party rights, as set forth in Fed.

R. Grim. P. 32.2.


                 3.   The United States shall comply with the notice provisions

established in Fed. R. Grim. P. 32.2(b)(6) including, as appropriate, publication and

direct notice.


                 4.   Any person, other than the defendant, asserting a legal interest

in the Subject Property may, within thirty (30) days of the final publication of notice

or receipt of notice or no later than sixty (60) days after the first day of publication on

an official government website, whichever is earlier, petition the Gourt for a hearing

without a jury to adjudicate the validity of his or her alleged interest in the Subject

Property, and for an amendment of the order of forfeiture, pursuant to 21 U.S.G.

§ 853(n)(6). Any petition filed in response to the notice of forfeiture of the Subject

Property must be signed by the petitioner under penalty of perjury and shall set forth

the nature and extent of the petitioner’s right, title, or interest in the property; the

time and circumstances of the petitioner’s acquisition of the right, title, or interest in

the property; any additional facts supporting the petitioner’s claim; and the relief

sought.

                 5.   Pursuant to Fed. R. Grim. P. 32.2(b)(4), this Preliminary Order

shall become final as to the defendant at the time of the defendant’s sentencing and




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shall be made part of the defendant’s sentence and included in his judgment of

conviction. If no third party files a timely claim, this Preliminary Order, together

with supplemental Orders of Forfeiture, if any, shall become the Final Order of

Forfeiture, as provided by Fed. R. Grim. P. 32.2(c)(2).       At that time, the Subject

Property shall be forfeited to the United States for disposition in accordance with the

law.


             6.     The United States alone shall hold title to the Subject Property

following the Court’s disposition of all third-party interests, or, if none, following the

expiration of the period provided in 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(2).

             7.     The forfeiture of the Subject Property is not to be considered a

payment of a fine, penalty, restitution loss amount, or payment of any income taxes

that may be due, and shall survive bankruptcy.

             8.     This Preliminary Order shall be binding upon the defendant and

the successors, administrators, heirs, assigns, and transferees of the defendant, and

shall survive the bankruptcy of any of them.

             9.     The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this action to enforce

compliance with the terms of this Preliminary Order and to amend it as necessary,

pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(e).

Dated:                               2026




                                            HONOR^UEjT
                                            UNITER STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
                                            S’      ERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA


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