Gang Member Threatened Tow Truck Driver With A Gun, Going To Jail

ATLANTA -- Terry M. Williams, 40, of Atlanta, has been sentenced to federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, after Williams threatened a tow truck driver with a gun to prevent his vehicle from being towed. He also threatened to shoot and kill the apartment maintenance man who called for the tow. Williams is a three-time convicted felon and self-professed member of the “Duct Tape” gang.

On January 8, 2018, a tow truck driver attempted to remove Williams’ vehicle which was improperly parked at a DeKalb County apartment complex. After Williams noticed his vehicle on the tow truck, he blocked in the tow truck driver using another vehicle. Williams then exited his vehicle, pointed a gun at the tow truck driver, and demanded that the driver remove Williams’ vehicle from the tow truck or be killed.

Fearing for his life, the tow truck driver removed Williams’ vehicle from the tow truck. Williams then turned his anger on the apartment maintenance employee who called for the tow. Williams threatened to kill the maintenance employee and shoot up the apartment complex in a profanity-laced rant, which the employee recorded on his cellular telephone. Williams then fled the scene and was later arrested after a traffic stop.

While in custody in the DeKalb County jail, Williams instructed his girlfriend to locate the maintenance employee and have him sign an affidavit on Williams’s behalf in an effort to dismiss the charges. The gun which Williams used to threaten the tow truck driver was later found in the apartment which Williams shared with his girlfriend, together with a quantity of crack and powder cocaine.

Williams illegally possessed this firearm after being previously convicted of three prior felonies involving drug possession, drug distribution, and theft. The evidence also revealed that Williams had been causing problems at the apartment complex for months preceding this incident, including brandishing a gun in his waistband and threatening an off-duty police sergeant who lived at the same complex.

Williams has been sentenced to three years, eight months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.

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