ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Roanoke man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to planning a robbery that led to the death of a drug supplier, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The DOJ says Garrett Williams, 22, was charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act Robbery.

Court documents say another man involved, Joseph Walker, pleaded guilty in January to one count of Hobbs Act Robbery and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

In January 2023, Walker and Williams conspired to distribute marijuana and marijuana wax that they received from E.B., who brought the drugs from Pennsylvania.

The DOJ says the two men fell into debt to E.B., with E.B. attempting to contact Walker, but accidentally called Walker’s mother instead.

Court documents say Walker and Williams planned to order more marijuana from E.B. and then rob him when he arrived, hoping to scare him from returning to Virginia.

E.B. arrived to Walker’s home on April 17, 2023 with ten pounds of marijuana and two pounds of marijuana wax when Walker confronted E.B. about the call he made to his mother.

The DOJ states Walker then fatally shot E.B. with a .45 caliber pistol, taking the marijuana, and placing his body in the trunk of E.B.’s car. Walker then drove to Bedford County and set the car on fire, according to the DOJ.

The DOJ states that while Williams was not present at the scene of the crime, he was involved in the planning of robbing E.B. by force.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Virginia State Police, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, the Roanoke City Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, the Roanoke City Police Department, the Roanoke County Police Department, the City of Lynchburg Police Department, and the Bedford County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office are investigating the case.