United States v. Aaron Ronald Williams, A/K/A Ronnie Williams

Defendant Williams was convicted of four separate counts, each for assaulting a different federal officer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111, by throwing rocks at them. Williams and another were fishing in restricted waters. A Coast Guard boat with the four officers on board approached the boat in which Williams was fishing; the latter “took off at high speed,” and the Coast Guard vessel gave chase for 10 or 15 minutes. The civilian boat ran onto a dock and Williams and the other fled onto the land. The officers testified that after they ordered Williams and the other man to stop the two men…