Omaha Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Justin Britthouer, 36, formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.  Britthouer was sentenced to 132 months in prison and will also serve 5 years on supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. 

On August 13, 2022, Britthouer was stopped for erratic driving by the Beatrice Police Department. While performing standardized field sobriety tests, Britthouer admitted there were drugs in the vehicle he had been driving. The resulting search of the vehicle located three bags of methamphetamine. The methamphetamine was tested by the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Lab, which confirmed it was methamphetamine. The total amount seized was at least 68 grams pure methamphetamine. Britthouer admitted to distributing drugs in southeast Nebraska during an interview and was arrested.

This case was investigated by the Beatrice Police Department.