Fort Pierce man pleads no contest to charges in gun-hiding case
A Fort Pierce man pleaded no contest to charges of tampering with evidence and making a false statement to law enforcement after being accused of hiding a gun following a shooting in June.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. —
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A man accused of hiding a gun after a shooting agreed to a plea agreement.
According to court documents in St. Lucie County, Christopher Williams Jr., 19, from Fort Pierce, pleaded no contest on Sept. 3 to charges of false statement to law enforcement and tampering with evidence.
As part of the plea agreement with the State Attorney’s Office, Williams Jr. will serve six months of probation and was ordered to pay court costs.
Williams Jr. faced a maximum penalty of six years in a state prison and a $6,000 fine.
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Following a shooting on the 500 block of North 19th Street on June 2, Williams Jr. was accused of telling Fort Pierce Police Department officers that during the shooting, he was inside his home and was not aware of the shooting.
Officers were informed by a witness that Williams Jr. was given the gun after 18-year-old Ja’Shawn Crosby shot his 17-year-old girlfriend following an altercation.
In a second interview with police, Williams Jr. told police he hid the firearm on the property before Crosby left the scene.
On July 8, the State Attorney’s Office declined to pursue an attempted second-degree murder charge against Crosby because there was not sufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
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