Department of Justice
For Immediate Release
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
MADISON, WIS. – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Madison Man Charged with Drug & Gun Crimes
Phillip Thomas, 30, Madison, Wisconsin, is charged with distributing crack cocaine and methamphetamine on March 31 and April 1, 2020, with possessing heroin with intent to distribute on April 3, 2020, and with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The indictment alleges that he possessed a shotgun and ammunition on April 3, 2020.
If convicted, Thomas faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each of the three drug charges, and 10 years on the gun charge. The charges against him are the result of an investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Sun Prairie Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Taylor L. Kraus is handling the prosecution.
Madison Man Charged with Drug & Gun Crimes
Hamin Williams, 37, Madison, Wisconsin, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and with possessing fentanyl and oxycodone with the intent to distribute. The indictment alleges that on April 24, 2020, he possessed a loaded .32 caliber pistol and fentanyl and oxycodone.
If convicted, Williams faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison on the felon in possession of a firearm charge, and 20 years in federal prison on the drug charge.
The charges against him are the result of an investigation by the Madison Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rita M. Rumbelow is handling the prosecution.
Man Charged with Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm
Thomas R. Olsem, 52, Luck, Wisconsin, is charged with being a felon in possession of firearms. The indictment alleges that on March 8, 2020, Olsem possessed a .22 caliber pen gun and a loaded .380 caliber handgun.
If convicted, Olsem faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. The charge against him is the result of an investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Corey C. Stephan is handling the prosecution.
The indictments charging Thomas, Williams, and Olsem have been brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the U.S. Justice Department’s program to reduce violent crime. The PSN approach emphasizes coordination between state and federal prosecutors and all levels of law enforcement to address gun crime, especially felons illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, and violent crimes and drug crimes that involve the use of firearms.
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