COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 44-year-old Columbus man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to three consecutive life sentences plus an additional 60 months for a series of murders tied to a narcotics conspiracy, federal prosecutors announced.
Larry J. Williams Jr., also known as “J Streets” and “J,” was convicted in December on all 16 counts in a second superseding indictment related to the 2018 killings. He received five additional life sentences to be served concurrently.
According to court documents and trial testimony, Williams led a plot to rob a marijuana dealer of drugs and cash at a Columbus residence. During the June 27, 2018 robbery at 847 E.N. Broadway, he fatally shot 23-year-old Connor Reynolds of Grove City…