Garrett Isaac Williams, 22, of Roanoke, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act Robbery, admitting his involvement in planning a robbery that resulted in the murder of his marijuana supplier.
Williams, along with co-defendant Joseph Walker, had been distributing marijuana and marijuana wax sourced from E.B., who traveled from Pennsylvania to supply them. Facing mounting debt to E.B., Walker and Williams devised a plan to rob him instead of repaying him.
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According to court documents, the plan involved ordering more marijuana from E.B., robbing him upon delivery, and deterring him from returning to Virginia. On April 17, 2023, E.B. arrived at Walker’s Roanoke residence with approximately 10 pounds of marijuana and two pounds of marijuana wax, a deal facilitated by Williams, who kept Walker informed of E.B.’s arrival.
Walker, armed with a Sig Sauer .45 caliber pistol, confronted E.B. about a phone call E.B. had inadvertently made to Walker’s mother. Walker then shot E.B. twice, killing him. Walker proceeded to steal the marijuana, place E.B.’s body in the trunk of his car, and set the vehicle on fire in Bedford County, Virginia.
While not physically present during the murder, Williams admitted to helping plan the robbery. Walker previously pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
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Acting United States Attorney Zachary T. Lee, Stanley M. Meador, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Richmond Division, and Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Hanley, Superintendent of Virginia State Police, announced the guilty plea.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Virginia State Police, with assistance from multiple law enforcement agencies, including the United States Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and local police departments. The Star City Drug and Violent Crime Task Force also played a key role in the investigation.
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