Skip to main content
Press Release

Omaha Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nebraska

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Gary Lockett, 40, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced March 15, 2024, in federal court in Omaha for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy.  Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Lockett to 180 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.  After his release from prison, he will begin a 10-year term of supervised release. 

Beginning in October 2020, the FBI began investigating Kashaun Lockett for distributing meth.  Over the course of eight months, the FBI utilized a Confidential Source (CS) to make 13 controlled buys of meth from Kashaun Lockett. In total, 419 grams of meth were purchased from Lockett.  On one occasion, Kashaun Lockett was in the hospital for a gunshot wound, so he utilized his brother, Gary, to deliver 55 grams of meth. 

On June 14, 2021, a controlled buy was arranged with Kashaun Lockett.  Kashaun Lockett’s residence was under surveillance at the time, and Kashaun Lockett was followed when he left to meet with the CS.  The Omaha Police Department attempted a traffic stop on Kashaun Lockett, however, Kashaun Lockett fled from the traffic stop. 

During Kashaun Lockett’s flight, surveillance officers still at his residence saw Gary Lockett and Robert Culberson exit the residence and toss meth and a firearm into the tree line at the back of the residence.

Gary Lockett’s sentence was enhanced due to having a previous federal drug conviction.  Kashaun Lockett was sentenced on March 8, 2024, to 204 months.  Culberson was sentenced on August 15, 2023, to 120 months. 

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Omaha Police Department

Contact

Lecia E. Wright – Supervisor Assistant United States Attorney (402) 661-3700

Updated March 27, 2024