Lincoln Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on April 12, 2019, Jose L. Gonzalez, 28, of Lincoln, was sentenced to 14 years, (168 months), in federal prison by Chief United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture.  Following the prison term, Gonzalez will serve five years on supervised release.

Information provided to law enforcement indicated that between June of 2015 and January of 2017, Gonzalez was involved in the distribution of at least 1.5 kilograms (approximately three pounds) of methamphetamine mixture in the Lincoln area.  In October of 2015, Gonzalez was contacted by the Lincoln Police Department on a traffic stop.  At that time, he admitted using and selling large amounts of methamphetamine.

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