Federal court sentences Nebraska residents to prison for drug, firearm crimes

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Under is a roundup of sentences handed down final week in federal courtroom in Omaha, in keeping with updates Monday from appearing U.S. Legal professional Steven Russell.

The appearing U.S. Legal professional’s workplace in Omaha reminds the general public that there isn’t a parole within the federal system.

Carlos O. Lopez, 29, of Bellevue, was sentenced Monday by Decide Brian C. Buescher to 5 years and three months in jail for costs of distributing Alprazolam tablets and possessing a firearm throughout a drug trafficking crime. A managed purchase in Bellevue passed off in January 2020. Through the purchase, an informant allegedly purchased 50 tablets and a handgun from Lopez. Alprazolam is a Schedule IV managed substance.

Derek J. Barbour, 35, of Malvern, Iowa, was sentenced Monday by Decide Brian C. Buescher to 2 years and 9 months in jail for being an addict in possession of a firearm. In March 2022 Omaha Cops had been despatched to a resort for suspicious exercise and located two folks within the again car parking zone, one among which was allegedly Barbour. Police spoke with Barbour who was standing beside her car parked between a dumpster and a storage container. A co-defendant, Zachary Younts, was additionally allegedly there and was seen by officers digging round within the again seat. Officers allegedly noticed an open bottle of alcohol beneath the driving force’s seat. Additionally they allegedly noticed an unzipped backpack with a gun holster inside. Officers then discovered that Younts had an lively warrant out of Sarpy County and arrested and searched him. Younts allegedly had marijuana and a dwell spherical of .22 caliber ammunition on his individual. As a felon, Younts was not allowed to have weapons or ammo. The car was searched and officers allegedly discovered 12 weapons and a considerable amount of ammo, which had been later decided to have been stolen from a residence in Iowa. Barbour’s purse allegedly had three luggage of methamphetamine inside, in addition to tablets and a hypodermic needle.

Nolan Lee Al-Jaddou, 38, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced Monday by Decide Joseph F. Bataillon to time served of roughly 30 months, following placement in a psychological well being therapy heart. Al-Jaddou was already in federal custody since his arrest in March 2020. Al-Jaddou allegedly made a menace to shoot members of the Islamic Heart of Omaha. Al-Jaddou claimed he was “not himself” when he made the menace. Al-Jaddou was recognized partially by his ankle monitor that he was compelled to put on after he was sentenced in Iowa for harassing the mayor of Council Bluffs.

Matthew W. Miller, 36, of Weeping Water, Nebraska, was sentenced Monday by Decide Brian C. Buescher to 3 years and one month in jail for being a felon in possession of ammunition. In August 2021, Miller allegedly pawned Winchester .357 ammunition at an Omaha pawn store. Miller was beforehand convicted for a number of felonies in a number of Nebrasa, together with theft, housebreaking, carrying a hid weapon, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited individual.

Balmore Hernandez-Castro, 24, of Lincoln, was sentenced Tuesday by Decide John M. Gerrard to 30 months in jail for assaulting a federal regulation enforcement officer. Hernandez-Castro may also be deported to El Salvador on the finish of his sentence. Deportation officers had a warrant for Hernandez-Castro’s arrest in July 2021. Officers stopped a automobile he was in and Hernandez-Castro allegedly resisted arrest. He allegedly refused to get out of the automobile and a battle ensued the place he allegedly punched, kicked, and bit the officers. Lincoln Police arrived after a 911 name and Hernandez-Castro was ultimately arrested after a Taser was used.

Robert McClelland, 39, of Winnebago, Nebraska, was sentenced Monday by Decide Brian C. Buescher to 11 years and three months in jail for sexual abuse of a minor. In Might 2020 the sufferer advised authorities that McClelland touched her when she was 5 or 6 years outdated. She advised McClelland to cease and he did. McClelland allegedly admitted to the incident when interviewed by regulation enforcement.

Ryan Daniel Linehan, age 42, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on January 31, 2023, to 100 months in jail following his plea of responsible to being a felon in possession of a firearm. After he’s launched from jail, Linehan will serve three years of supervised launch. On Feb. 5, 2021, regulation enforcement encountered Linehan at work, working an excavator. When notified officers had been there to arrest him on an excellent warrant, Linehan allegedly barricaded himself within the excavator, in possession of a loaded Ruger handgun, which led to a nine-hour standoff. In Linehan’s truck, officers additionally situated a loaded Hello-Level handgun.

Rudy Ortega Raymundo, 35, of Lexington, Nebraska, was sentenced Thursday by Decide John M. Gerrard to 9 years in jail for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or extra of meth combination and 50 grams or extra precise meth. In October 2021, regulation enforcement in Frontier County received info {that a} car on Outdated Freeway 23 was failing to keep up velocity. A Sheriff’s Deputy noticed the car and adopted it to a fuel station. The deputy contacted the driving force, recognized as Raymundo, and he allegedly refused the deputy’s requests. Regulation enforcement searched the car and allegedly discovered a trash bag with 4 luggage of meth inside, in addition to a meth pipe and a scale within the heart console.

Stacy Lynn Delamotte, 36, of Doniphan, was sentenced Thursday by Decide John M. Gerrard to 5 years and 10 months in jail for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or extra of meth. In March 2021, Delamotte allegedly shoplifted from a Menards in Grand Island. Police responded and Delamotte allegedly fled the scene. Officers discovered her car within the car parking zone, towed it, and received a search warrant for it. Officers allegedly discovered one ounce of meth on the ground of the passenger seat, in addition to a backpack with two extra ounces of meth, a digital scale, and a small bag with one gram of meth inside. There was additionally $6,000 within the glove field.

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