Beatrice Woman Convicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Ashley A. Bartels, 22, of Beatrice, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Omaha by Senior United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp to 7 years’ imprisonment after having entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After her release from prison, Bartels will serve a five-year term of supervised release.

Agents with the United States Marshals Service, Nebraska State Patrol, Gage County Sheriff’s Department, Beatrice Police Department and Lincoln Police Department were involved in investigating substantial methamphetamine activity in the Gage County area.  Their investigation led to a conspiracy involving Bartels, Candace Burr, and Charles Burr from November 2016 through September 2017.  In particular, Bartels was involved from approximately June of 2017 through September 2017 and was responsible for more than 80 ounces of methamphetamine being distributed in the area.