Elementary school janitor, co-conspirator sentenced for selling heroin

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Two Newport News men have been sentenced this week to a combined 87 months in prison for distributing heroin, including on the property of a local elementary school. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

According to court documents, Aaron Williams, 28, who was employed as a janitor at Sedgefield Elementary School in Newport News, was involved with Scott Fletcher, 51, in distributing heroin in Newport News and Hampton. In October 2016, Williams sold heroin he acquired from Fletcher to a confidential informant on school property at Sedgefield Elementary School.

Williams was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in prison and six years of supervised release. Fletcher was sentenced Thursday to 66 months in prison and four years supervised release.