Lincoln Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that David Samuel Leibbrandt, 44, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 24, 2026, in federal court in Lincoln for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine actual between August 1, 2025, and October 10, 2025. United States District Judge Susan M. Bazis sentenced Leibbrandt to 135 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Leibbrandt’s release from prison, he will begin a five-year term of supervised release. 

On October 10, 2025, investigators with the Lincoln Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force were conducting surveillance on Leibbrandt’s Lincoln residence.  They saw a U.S. Postal Service truck arrive and the driver left a package on the porch. A short time later, someone came out of the house and retrieved the package.  About an hour later, Leibbrandt’s co-defendant, Jessie Feaster, Jr., arrived at Leibbrandt’s residence and went inside.  After a few minutes, Feaster returned to his vehicle and left.  Investigators followed Feaster to another location in Lincoln where Feaster was contacted and he agreed to let them search his car.  A sandwich bag was found on the front passenger seat which contained approximately one pound of methamphetamine.  Purity testing at the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Lab showed at least 410 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine.

Later that same day, investigators executed a search warrant at Leibbrandt’s residence.  During that search, they found seven bags containing methamphetamine with a total weight of more than 2.7 kilograms.  Purity testing on one of the packages showed at least 1.8 kilograms of actual methamphetamine.  Leibbrandt was arrested and agreed to talk to investigators.  He admitted receiving 10 pounds of methamphetamine earlier that day and said he had already sold more than three pounds from that quantity, including the pound he sold to his co-defendant. 

Feaster pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine actual. His sentencing is set for October 15, 2026, before Judge Bazis in Lincoln.

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