Repeat Offender Sentenced for Crack Cocaine and Firearm Violations

Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Zumari Wilson, 37, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and felon in possession of a firearm. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Wilson to a total of 84 months’ imprisonment. He further ordered the federal sentence to run consecutive to a state term of imprisonment for felon in possession of a firearm. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, Wilson will begin a three-year term of supervised release.

Wilson served a prior federal 84-month sentence for distributing crack cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. That sentence began in 2008.

During February 2020, Omaha Police officers observed an unusual amount of foot and vehicle traffic making short visits to Wilson’s residence. A search warrant was served on the residence on February 21, 2020. Officers recovered 27 grams of crack cocaine in the residence and a loaded Glock handgun in the console of Wilson’s truck. More than $3,700 in United States currency was seized and forfeited as drug proceeds.

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 Omaha Police Department.