Lincoln Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Terry L. Christianson, 66, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on February 26, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and felon in possession of a firearm. Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Christianson to 180 months’ imprisonment for the drug offense, a concurrent 120 months’ imprisonment for the firearm offense, and ordered that he forfeit $7,125. There is no parole in the federal system. After Christianson’s release from prison, he will begin a five-year term of supervised release.

On March 27, 2022, officers in Lincoln, Nebraska stopped Christianson for a traffic violation. During the stop, an officer saw the handle of a handgun inside Christianson’s vehicle. Officers searched the truck and recovered a revolver, a safe containing $7,125, and a cooler containing approximately 340 grams (about 12 ounces) of actual meth. Christianson had previously been convicted of a felony offense. 

This case was investigated by the Lincoln Police Department.