Omaha Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Possession of a Firearm

Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that James E. Williams, 50, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 15, 2023, in Omaha by Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Williams was sentenced to 60 months in prison and will also serve two years on supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

On April 12, 2021, Williams sold to a cooperating witness working with law enforcement 3.6 grams of cocaine and two firearms, a Colt M4 Carbine .22 caliber rifle and an Iver Johnson .38 caliber revolver. The transaction, which was audio and video recorded, occurred inside a garage of an Omaha residence.

This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.