United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Luke Blackford, 26, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on Aug. 17, 2015, to 71 months in prison by Chief United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp. Blackford had previously pled guilty after law enforcement utilized a cooperating witness who contacted Blackford on Oct. 29, 2013, and arranged for the delivery of an amount of methamphetamine. Blackford was arrested prior to the arranged delivery and found in possession of less than five grams of actual methamphetamine and a.22 caliber pistol.
Blackford’s sentence includes a consecutive 5 year sentence because he possessed a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. After serving his sentence Blackford will be required to serve a Term of Supervised Release of 5 years.
This case was the result of an investigation by the Omaha Police Department and Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
