Man Sentenced for Selling Firearms to a Felon

Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Roger Hudson, 41, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for selling firearms to a felon and possessing unregistered firearms.  Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Hudson to 41 months in the Bureau of Prisons on each charge to run concurrently.  After completing his prison term, Hudson will begin a two-year term of supervised release.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Between March 24, 2022, and November 9, 2022, a source working with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) purchased three firearms from Hudson: a .40 caliber handgun and two AR15 rifles. Before the buys, Hudson knew that he was selling the firearms to a felon who is prohibited from possessing gun.  Each of the controlled buys took place in Omaha and were audio and video recorded by the ATF.

On November 9, 2022, Hudson sold an AK-47 rifle with a 30 round high-capacity magazine attached to the rifle to the confidential source.  This buy took place in Omaha and was witnessed by law enforcement officers as well as audio and video recorded.

On December 7, 2022, the confidential source made a controlled buy from Hudson of a fully operational, defaced sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun. The shotgun had an overall length of less than 26 inches and a barrel of less than 18 inches thus rendering it classified as a “short barreled shotgun” under the National Firearms Act. A search of the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record by agents determined that the firearm was not registered to Hudson and no tax stamp had been issued for the gun. The firearm’s serial number was also defaced.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.