Omaha Woman Sentenced for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes

Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Takeisha Hill, age 36, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for distributing fentanyl and transferring firearms to a prohibited person.  United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Hill to 57 months of imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After completing her term of imprisonment, Hill will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.    

On April 22, 2020, in Omaha, Hill unlawfully sold a .22 caliber pistol to someone she knew to be a felon.  On April 29, 2020, Hill sold the same prohibited person a .40 caliber pistol.  On July 7, 2020, Hill sold fentanyl pills to the same person in exchange for $450. 

This case was 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 make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime.

This case was investigated by the FBI Omaha Safe Streets Task Force and the Omaha Police Department.