Lincoln Man Sentenced to More than 18 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine and Gun Charges

United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that John Allen Belot, 28, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln to a total of 224 months in prison after pleading guilty to gun and drug charges.  United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Belot to: 140 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine, 60 months in prison for use of a firearm during and in relation to and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and 24 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine while on pretrial release. Those sentences will run consecutively.  After serving his sentence, Belot will be placed on supervised release for 5 years.  There is no parole in the federal system. 

On August 4, 2020, law enforcement contacted Belot and two others in a vehicle in Lincoln.  Belot was searched and investigators found a loaded Taurus PT111 Millennium G2 9mm pistol in his front waistband.  The vehicle was searched, and officers found suspected methamphetamine, various pills, methamphetamine pipes, and a black digital scale.  The suspected methamphetamine was sent to a lab for testing.  The lab confirmed that the substance was about 54 grams of methamphetamine, of which at least 52 grams was actual methamphetamine.  Belot had also been found in possession of methamphetamine and a firearm on February 17, 2020 and October 12, 2020 in the Lincoln area.

On July 16, 2021, while on pretrial release, law enforcement arrested Belot on a federal warrant in Lincoln.  During the apprehension, officers located a loaded black Berretta .22 caliber handgun, 8.8 grams of suspected methamphetamine, a black digital scale, methamphetamine pipes, and ammunition in his backpack.  Officers also recovered 1.4 grams of suspected methamphetamine and $510 in currency from Belot’s person.

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