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Federal Jury Convicts Sean Christopher Williams Of Escape Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee Byline: Rachelle Barnes Dateline: Greenville, Tennessee 
Date: 26 July 2024 Subjects: American Government , Crime
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Today, following a four-day trial in United States District Court, Greeneville, Tenn, a federal jury convicted Sean Christopher Williams, 52, of Johnson City, Tennessee, of Escape, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §751(a).
Sentencing is set for November 18, 2024, at 1:30 p.m., in front of the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge, in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in Greeneville. Williams faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
The evidence presented at trial highlighted the multi-state manhunt that led to the capture of Williams in Pinellas County, Florida, on November 21, 2023, after he escaped from a transport van en route to the Greeneville Federal Courthouse on October 18, 2023.
United States Attorney Francis M. Hamilton, III, of the Eastern District of Tennessee made the announcement.
Law enforcement agencies participating in the joint investigation which led to the apprehension, indictment and subsequent conviction of Williams included the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigations, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, First Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Jackson County Sherriff’s Department, Sylva Police Department, and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan L. Gomez and J. Gregory Bowman represented the United States at trial.
Williams is facing additional federal charges in the Eastern District of Tennessee and that trial is currently set for August 27, 2024, in front of Judge Greer.
The public is reminded that every person is presumed innocent until their guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Updated July 26, 2024