SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A 23-year-old Savannah man was convicted on machine gun and drug trafficking charges Thursday, city officials announced.
After a two-day trial, 23-year-old Maurice “Bando” Williams was convicted on charges of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, illegal possession of a machinegun, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of a machinegun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He was tried in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Williams’ charges stem from a September 2024 traffic stop. Officers arrested Williams after finding him to be in possession of a machinegun with an extended magazine, oxycodone, a digital scale, packaging materials, cash, and at least 300 grams of marijuana, a City of Savannah spokesperson said…