Colorado Man Sentenced For Possession of Heroin

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Chief United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Matthew Raymond Schroeder of Denver, Colorado, today to one year in prison for possession of heroin. This sentence is to be served consecutive to (after) a Colorado sentence for parole violation.  Following the prison term, Schroeder will serve one year on supervised release.

On July 8, 2018, Schroeder was contacted by Lincoln Police officers in the parking lot of a Lincoln motel after cleaning staff reported finding suspected drug-related items in the room that Schroeder had stayed in the night before.  The car Schroeder was driving was searched, and a gram of heroin was found.

This case was investigated by the Lincoln/Lancaster County Drug Task Force.