Omaha Woman Sentenced to more than 10 Years’ Imprisonment for Methamphetamine Charge

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jessica Hernandez, age 36, of Omaha, Nebraska was sentenced on December 5, 2024, in federal court in Omaha after having pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of meth. Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Hernandez to 126 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Hernandez’s release from prison, she will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

On May 19, 2022, Omaha Police Department officers executed a search warrant on a South Omaha residence. Jessica Hernandez and codefendant Jose Arevalo-Villalobos were encountered leaving the residence prior to the search and were allowed to leave. The search revealed one pound of meth hidden in a bedroom with used by Hernandez. An additional 4 pounds of meth were found in a storage room. The investigation revealed that Hernandez and Arevalo-Villalobos, her boyfriend, had been living at the residence for approximately two weeks and paying the owner to store meth there.

A firearm was found in a lockbox hidden in the basement that investigators determined belonged to Arevalo-Villalobos, who was sentenced to 151 months’ imprisonment on January 19, 2024.

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