Omaha Man Sentenced to 200 months on Drug and Firearm Charges

Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Steven Anthony Malechek, 48, Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Malechek to 140 months’ imprisonment on the drug charges and a consecutive 60 months’ imprisonment on the firearm charge, for a total sentence of 200 months. Additionally, more than $14,000 in cash was forfeited. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a five-year term of supervised release.

On May 19, 2021, Omaha Police Department gang unit and SWAT officers encountered Malechek near a residence in Omaha prior to the execution of a search warrant. Malechek disobeyed orders from officers to stop and fled from law enforcement in a vehicle, reversing up a hill at a high rate of speed. Malechek was eventually apprehended nearby. Malechek was subsequently arrested and during a search of Malechek and his vehicle, officers recovered approximately 70 grams of methamphetamine and two firearms—a Taurus .45 caliber pistol and a Luger LC9S 9mm handgun.

On May 28, 2021, law enforcement again had contact with Malecheck. Officers searched Malechek’s truck and found close to a pound of methamphetamine, a ballistic vest, a rifle, and cash.

This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department.