GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Despite “hundreds of tips” to authorities, escaped federal detainee Sean Williams continues to elude capture nearly two weeks after he jumped from a transport van and freed himself from handcuffs and shackles in Greeneville. “Investigators have been to numerous locations to interview people and pull video from security cameras at stores, […]
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Who is alleged child rapist Sean Williams and how has he become a center of attention for so many different local, state and federal agencies? Williams’ time in the public eye began in late June 2022 after the filing of a federal lawsuit by former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kateri […]
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) Federal Judge Clifton Corker has dismissed the felon in possession of ammunition charge that first made former downtown Johnson City business owner Sean Williams a wanted man. Corker made the ruling during a motions hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Williams, who was indicted Sept. 12 on federal production of child […]
Williams also seeking venue change in federal case GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss the criminal charge felon in possession of ammunition that first got former downtown business owner Sean Williams in legal trouble. Williams now faces a raft of other federal and state charges for alleged drug and […]
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) A former downtown Johnson City business owner at the center of two federal lawsuits against Johnson City and its police department was indicted Tuesday by federal authorities on three separate counts of sexual exploitation of children (production of child pornography). Williams, 51, who is already jailed on other federal charges, is […]