Oct 20, 2022

Nebraska man sentenced to prison for possessing 'short shotgun'

Posted Oct 20, 2022 12:52 PM

News Release United States Attorney-Omaha

Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jared S. Hoerle, 43, of Ewing, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for receiving and possessing an unregistered firearm – a “short shotgun.”  United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Hoerle to 24 months imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After his release from federal prison, he will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.

On May 25, 2021, Nebraska State Patrol officers executed a search warrant on Hoerle’s residence and former gun shop, Hoerle's Station. Law enforcement recovered 20 rifles, 5 shotguns, 9 handguns, and an unregistered short shotgun having a barrel of less than 18 inches in length. 

The Nebraska State Patrol investigated this case.

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