By UNITED STATES ATTORNEY-OMAHA
Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Ashley O’Connell, 33, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln. United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced O’Connell to 150 months for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture. Following her term of imprisonment, O’Connell must serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
Law enforcement investigation revealed that from about November 1, 2017, and continuing to about November 27, 2019, O’Connell conspired with at least eight other individuals to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area. During the course of the conspiracy, O’Connell obtained methamphetamine in quantities ranging from a quarter ounce to a half pound from several individuals and sold methamphetamine to several others in quantities ranging from one-sixteenth ounce to a quarter pound. On November 27, 2019, law enforcement stopped a stolen vehicle driven by O’Connell in Lincoln. O’Connell was the sole occupant of the vehicle. The vehicle was subsequently searched. Law enforcement found in the vehicle two baggies of methamphetamine weighing over a gram, a firearm, and a digital scale with methamphetamine residue.
This case was investigated by the Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force and the Lincoln Police Department.