By United States Attorney
United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Christopher St. John, 47, of Hastings, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced St. John to 126 months’ (10½ years’) imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, St. John will begin a five-year term of supervised release.
On May 30, 2019, a Nebraska State Patrol Trooper encountered St. John whose truck was broken down on the highway south of Wood River. Three grams of methamphetamine were found in the truck. Troopers then located St. John’s companion, Richard Naslund, at a nearby gas station. He was found in possession of an additional 40 grams of methamphetamine and admitted to distributing methamphetamine for St. John.
St. John had distributed a quarter ounce of methamphetamine a month earlier to a cooperating individual When interviewed after his arrest on May 30, 2019, St. John admitted to dealing methamphetamine in central Nebraska since 2018, estimating that he had delivered up to 7 pounds.
Richard Naslund was sentenced on February 9, 2021, to 77 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release.
This case was investigated by the Tri-Cities Drug Enforcement Team to include the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Nebraska State Patrol; the Sheriff’s Offices of Hall, Adams, and Buffalo Counties; and the Police Departments of Grand Island, Hastings, and Kearney.