A Waunakee man who authorities say used a private plane to bring 19 pounds of methamphetamine and 200,000 fentanyl pills into Dane County was sentenced on Oct. 31 to 12 years in federal prison for intent to distribute the drugs.
Following the, Larry D. Williamson, age 36, will serve 8 years of supervised release, according to the the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office, on the evening of Feb. 8, 2024, Williamson and his codefendant Corvalis Stewart landed a rented Cessna 172 aircraft at the Middleton Municipal Airport. Williamson was a private pilot who had rented the aircraft to fly to Phoenix, Arizona, to pick up drugs. Stewart was the passenger.
Federal and state law enforcement received information about the flight and about Williamson and Stewart’s suspicious behavior in Arizona. Law enforcement tracked the aircraft as it returned to Middleton and landed at approximately 10:55 p.m. Williamson and Stewart got out of the airplane and walked to the parking lot. Stewart was carrying three bags which he put in the back of his vehicle. Law enforcement detained the men and searched the bags.