Omaha Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Pablo Inda, 33, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for being a felon in possession of a firearm.  United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Inda to 57 months’ imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After his release from prison, he will begin a three-year term of supervised release.

On November 9, 2020, Inda sold an Aero Precision Model X15 .223 rifle to a confidential witness working with law enforcement. The transaction, which occurred at Inda’s residence in Omaha, was audio and video recorded. Inda also sold the confidential witness three 30-round magazines, one 40-round magazine, and 99 rounds of ammunition.  The rifle had been reported stolen from a home burglary in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on September 7, 2020.

A second gun sale by Inda on October 19, 2020, of an Intratec Model TecDC9 9mm handgun, to the same cooperating witness was also considered by the court as relevant conduct at sentencing.

Inda is prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law because of a prior felony conviction for unlawful/intentional discharge of a firearm.

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 Omaha Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.