A North Carolina gang member and drug dealer will spend the next two decades behind bars.
Recently, U.S. District Court Judge James C. Denver III sentenced William Dayshawn Wilson, a.k.a Santana, to 19.5 years in federal prison for his leadership role in an organized drug trafficking syndicate. Wilson pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more fentanyl and aiding and abetting.
The case stemmed from Jan. 13, 2019, after officers responded to one of the defendant’s drug trap houses along Gracie Farms Trailer Park in Craven County after reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers discovered the body of Coriana Cox inside the trailer after Wilson called the trap house for the drugs to be discarded. Since then, authorities realized the defendant was involved in distributing large quantities of cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. Furthermore, they discovered the defendant supervised various drug trap houses and moved drugs from New Jersey to North Carolina between 2014 and 2020.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, on April 2, 2019, officers placed the 32-year-old defendant in custody in Greenville, North Carolina, for a probation violation charge. During the arrest, a suitcase with over $30,000 and a fake Florida driver’s license with Wilson’s face and the name “Akiz Jackman,” was found in his possession.
Two weeks later, during a surveillance operation, officers observed Wilson’s wife, Shatavia Wilson, receiving a package in her trunk from an unidentified individual. Soon, she was pulled over, and with the help of a K-9 officer, officers found $42,000 in the car. Furthermore, while incarcerated, investigators discovered Wilson used a jail phone to arrange a heroin shipment from New Jersey to North Carolina. As a result, his accomplice was pulled over on the way back from New Jersey, and 80 grams of heroin was found in the vehicle.
“We are committed to keeping our streets safe from the destructive influence of gang activity and the deadly impact of fentanyl trafficking. Today’s sentencing is a clear message to those who engage in such criminal enterprises will face the full force of the law. We will relentlessly protect our communities and ensure justice is served,” said U.S. Attorney Michael Easley, reported News Channel-ABC 12.
Wilson was a high-ranking member of the Craven County Blood gang.
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