Lincoln Man Sentenced for Selling Methamphetamine

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Steven James Martinez, 24, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 11, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln for two counts of distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine. Senior United States District Judge sentenced Martinez to 77 months’ imprisonment on each count to run concurrently (at the same time). There is no parole in the federal system. After Martinez’s release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

On March 28, 2022, and March 29, 2022, an undercover officer working with the Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force purchased meth from Martinez in Lincoln.  The March 28, 2022, purchase was approximately one ounce, and the March 29, 2022, purchase was approximately two ounces.  Testing showed those two quantities contained a total of at least 52 grams of actual (or pure) meth.

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