Feds indict Fairfield man for meth and firearm possession

A federal grand jury Thursday returned a twocount indictment against a 36-year-old Fairfield man, charging him with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm, a U.S. Attorney said.

William Josiah Scrivner, who remains in Sacramento County Jail, faces arraignment on the charges at 2 p.m. June 1 in a Sacramento courtroom, federal court records show.

Phillip A. Talbert, the U.S. attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice's Eastern District of California, citing court records in a press statement, noted that Fairfield police officers observed Scrivner as the driver and sole occupant of a vehicle March 23 in the parking lot of the NorthBay Medical Center at 1200 B Gale Wilson Blvd.

The officers arrested Scrivner on an outstanding Solano County warrant. A post-arrest search of his person and vehicle yielded about 40 grams, or about 11/2 ounce, of methamphetamine, $551 in his possession and a digital scale in his car.

A probation search of Scrivner's residence led to the discovery of two firearms, one of which was stolen, firearm parts and ammunition, more methamphetamine and two more scales.

By law, Scrivner is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he has been convicted of several felonies, including two prior convictions for possession of methamphetamine for sale and a prior conviction for being a felon in possession of ammunition.

The case stems from an investigation by the Fairfield Police Department, the Solano County District Attorney's Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the FBI's Solano County Violent Crimes Task Force.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrian T. Kinsella leads the prosecution.

If convicted of the narcotics offense, Scrivner faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. If convicted of the firearms offense, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The case is prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state and local Project Safe Neighborhoods Program.

By law, Scrivner is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he has been convicted of several felonies.