A 19-year-old Omaha resident, Dale Jackson, was sentenced on August 15, 2025, in federal court for his role in distributing and conspiring to distribute a fentanyl analogue. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., imposed concurrent sentences of 120 months for conspiracy and 70 months for distribution. Following his prison term, Jackson will serve five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods, "Dale Jackson, 19, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 15, 2025, in federal court in Omaha for distribution and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl analogue. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., sentenced Jackson to 120 months’ imprisonment on the conspiracy charge and 70 months on the distribution charge, both sentences will run concurrently. There is no parole in the federal system. After Jackson’s release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release."
An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation found that Jackson and Latrell Knight were acquiring counterfeit “M-30” pills—often containing fentanyl or its analogues—from a shared supplier and selling them locally.
Between April and September of 2024, Knight and Jackson sold these pills to a confidential source outside Knight’s residence and at a gas station near 72nd and Grover streets in Omaha. Both worked together as well as separately during these transactions. In addition to drugs, Knight sold two handguns—a DB9 9mm on May 6 and a Glock 17 9mm on July 11—to the same source.
Jackson also arranged a $1,000 drug transaction with their supplier but it did not take place as planned; he twice delivered fewer pills than agreed upon to the confidential source. Altogether about 1,616 M-30 pills were sold during the conspiracy.
Authorities searched Jackson’s cellphones after seizing them under warrant on December 30, 2024; records indicated additional sales totaling at least another 84 M-30 pills beyond those already documented through controlled buys. Messages revealed ongoing communication with their common supplier about obtaining more pills.
Both men were arrested January 23, 2025.
Knight pleaded guilty to charges including drug conspiracy and possession of a firearm linked to drug trafficking; sentencing is set for September 25, 2025.
The case falls under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative designed to reduce violent crime by coordinating law enforcement efforts at all levels with community engagement strategies (https://www.justice.gov/psn). The Department of Justice launched an updated violent crime reduction strategy for PSN in May 2021 focused on trust-building within communities; supporting local organizations aimed at violence prevention; prioritizing targeted enforcement; and tracking outcomes (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-launches-new-effort-reduce-violent-crime).
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Omaha Police Department led the investigation into this case.
