FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2026) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today action taken by the Attorney General’s Violent Crime Reduction Team (VRT) will put another convicted felon behind bars. The Louisville- based VRT is part of the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit, which has secured multiple prison sentences for similar offenders and delivered more than 160 criminal indictments since its 2024 inception.
Dominique Ezell-Williamson, 34, pleaded guilty to one charge of Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon (Class C Felony). Ezell-Williamson, who had previously been convicted on felony charges in Nelson County, received a five-year sentence as part of the plea agreement.
In November 2024, Louisville Metro Police were searching for Ezell-Williamson on an outstanding warrant for his arrest. LMPD located him in Louisville’s Russell neighborhood. When Ezell-Williamson was taken into custody, police recovered a .40 caliber Glock handgun.
“Every day our Office is working hand in hand with Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina Whethers, LMPD, and other partners to make Louisville safer,” said Attorney General Coleman. “Our message to criminals is clear: if you break the law by illegally carry a firearm, you will be prosecuted.”
The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) investigated the case. Assistant Attorney General Hammad Khan prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth.
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Ezell-Williamson will be sentenced April 15th at 9:30 a.m.
Background
In October 2024, Attorney General Coleman joined Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina D. Whethers, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell, LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey and Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk David L. Nicholson to announce the Attorney General’s Violent Crime Reduction Team, a first-of-its-kind collaboration among their offices to combat violent crime in Louisville.
General Coleman established a new Attorney General’s Office location in downtown Louisville, now staffed by three prosecutors and a detective. The downtown office space used by the VRT was secured in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and Jefferson Circuit Court Clerk Nicholson. The team is collaborating with Commonwealth’s Attorney Whethers’ Office to be assigned and prosecute cases. Two of the prosecutors have also been sworn in as Special Assistant United States Attorneys, allowing them to bring the full force of both the state and federal governments against criminals to protect Kentucky families.
According to an agreement between the Attorney General and the Commonwealth’s Attorney, the dedicated prosecutors and investigators from the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit and the Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) will handle select cases involving nonfatal shootings, convicted felons in possession of a firearm, Louisville’s Group Violence Intervention Program (GVI) and the Prohibited Firearms Possessor program (PFP).