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Fox Valley Drug Dealer Convicted In FDL County
Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric J. Toney announced Monday (7/12/21) that Tony A. Weaver was convicted of 12 counts after a 3 day jury trial in Fond du Lac County. Weaver was convicted of 9 felonies, including possessing nearly 1 lb. (439 grams) of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, eluding a traffic officer, felony bail jumping, and numerous other charges. The street value of the methamphetamine is estimated to be approximately $43,000.
District Attorney Toney stated “this was a significant law enforcement investigation that went across state lines and involved law enforcement agencies from the Fox Valley down to the Kenosha area, including local drug task forces. Their dedicated work has made our entire region safer through the arrest and conviction of Tony Weaver, a significant drug dealer.”
On April 30, 2019 law enforcement attempted a traffic stop of Weaver on Interstate 41 and Weaver eluded the traffic stop by running a red light at the Highway 151 off ramp with cross traffic in excess of 55 mph. Weaver was later located with 439 grams of methamphetamine found near his vehicle. The traffic stop came after a nearly yearlong multijurisdictional investigation into methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine trafficking in the Fox Valley in which Tony Weaver was a target of the investigation.
Agencies involved in the investigation included: Lake Winnebago Metropolitan Enforcement Group – Drug Unit, Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office, Appleton Police Department, Menasha Police Department, Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, City of Fond du Lac Police Department, Kenosha area law enforcement, Division of Criminal Investigation, Wisconsin Crime Lab, Outagamie County District Attorney’s Office, and the Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office.
Weaver faces over 40 years of initial prison confinement and was convicted of the following offenses:
1) Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine (>50grams) – Repeater – 2nd and Subsequent offense. Class C Felony.
2) Six counts of Felony Bail Jumping. Class H Felonies.
3) Eluding a Traffic Officer – Repeater. Class I Felony.
4) Possession of THC – Repeater – 2nd and Subsequent Offender. Class I Felony.
5) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Repeater. Unclassified Misdemeanor.
6) Obstructing an Officer – Repeater. Class A Misdemeanor.
7) Operating After Revocation. Unclassified Misdemeanor.
The case was prosecuted by District Attorney Eric Toney.