PRESS RELEASE
April 7, 2008
Lexington, Ky. — Orville Hank Williams, Jr., 57, of Cynthiana, Ky., was sentenced today to three years in probation for being a felon in possession of firearms by United States Senior District Court Judge Joseph M. Hood.
In January of 2008, Williams pled guilty to the charges and admitted that on September 3, 2007, he constructively possessed three firearms.
James A. Zerhusen, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Paul J. Vido, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF-Louisville Field Division), and Rodney Brewer, Commissioner, Kentucky State Police (KSP), jointly made the announcement today after the sentencing.
The investigation was conducted by ATF and KSP. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office in connection with the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program. The PSN program is a Department of Justice initiative aimed at reducing gun crimes. The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney Robert M. Duncan, Jr..