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September Grand Jury

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

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 18 indictments charging 19 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

*          Martin Alvarez Lopez, age 43, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about August 26, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Artemio Alvis-Lemus, age 45, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about August 20, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Deaviea David Brown, age 19, is charged with felon in possession of ammunition on or about June 2, 2019. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Marquan Buchanan, age 20, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged with unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm on or about May 16, 2019. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Antowyne L. Butler, age 18, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged with unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm on or about May 13, 2019. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Lorenzo Manuel Estrada-Flores, age 34, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about September 13, 2019, following an aggravated felony conviction.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Jesus Noel Garfio, age 27, of Denver, Colorado, and Jenna Lynn Martinez, age 33, of Denver, Colorado, are charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges both defendants with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about July 16, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years’ imprisonment, $5,000,000 fine, 4-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges both defendants with possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing heroin on or about July 16, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, $1,000,000 fine, 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.     

*          Amiah Deshaun Jackson, age 21, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm between on or about March 22, 2019 and June 14, 2019. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with false statement during purchase of a firearm on or about May 3, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.    

*          Marcelo Lopez-De La Paz, age 50, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant of falsely representing a social security number to be his beginning on or about November 29, 2016.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with fraudulent use of identification documents to obtain employment on or about November 29, 2016.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Lorenzo Fermin Mateo Andres, age 22, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about August 6, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Pedro Gabriel Mulul, age 40, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about September 9, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Keanu Davont’a Murrell, age 19, is charged with unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm on or about May 17, 2019. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Dustin Olofson, age 41, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about April 18, 2019, after a conviction for a serious drug felony.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $20,000,000 fine, 10-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with felon in possession of a firearm on or about April 18, 2019. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges the defendant with possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about April 18, 2019, after a conviction for a serious drug felony.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 30 years’ imprisonment, $2,000,000 fine, 6-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.     

*          Sean O’Neal, age 58, of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with Cyber Stalking on or about April 12, 2016.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment on each count, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with witness tampering on or about April 12, 2016.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 3 years’ imprisonment on each count, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          David Alan Roberts, age 57, of Jacksonville, Texas, is charged with transmission of an interstate communication containing a threat to injure the person of another on or about September 3, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Martin Rosario-Rodriguez, age 32, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with falsely representing a social security number to be his beginning on or about October 1, 2015.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with fraudulent use of identification documents to obtain employment on or about October 1, 2015.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Walter Jeovanny Santos, age 42, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about September 10, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Jorge Villarreal-Rojo, of Omaha, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) on or about August 26, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

Updated September 20, 2019