Press Release
Omaha Man Sentenced for Possession of Crack with Intent
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nebraska
Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Andrew Jennings, 42, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on June 4, 2021 by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. for possession of crack (cocaine base) with intent to distribute. He received a sentence of 84 months with a three-year term of supervised release to follow. There is no parole in the federal system.
On July 19, 2020, Sarpy County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a vehicle swerving into a ditch on I-80, eastbound. Deputies observed the vehicle in a ditch with Andrew Jennings standing nearby. Jennings demonstrated signs of intoxication. During a search of his vehicle, deputies found 10.6 grams of crack cocaine, 10.4 grams of cocaine, and 8.9 grams of inositol, a common cutting agent for cocaine.
This case was investigated by the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated June 11, 2021
Topic
Drug Trafficking
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