Teen Sentenced to 121 Months for Shooting on the Omaha Nation Indian Reservation

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Charles Aldrich, 18, of the Omaha Nation Indian Reservation, was sentenced on May 27, 2026, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for assault with a dangerous weapon with the intent to do bodily harm and using, carrying, or brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Aldrich to 37 months’ imprisonment for the assault charge and a consecutive 84 months’ imprisonment for the use of a firearm during his crime of violence, for a total sentence of 121 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a five-year term of supervised release.

On August 25, 2025, Omaha Nation Law Enforcement Services received a call regarding a shooting on Skunk Hollow, a location in the Omaha Nation Indian Reservation, and determined that a victim had been shot.

Before the shooting, Aldrich became involved in an argument with his next-door residents.  Aldrich retrieved a handgun from a car that pulled up to the street. The argument continued, and Aldrich fired three shots from his driveway toward the next-door residents as they fled. Aldrich pursued and fired five more rounds at them. One was struck by gunfire.

Aldrich returned to his residence and remained there until he subsequently surrendered to law enforcement. Law enforcement searched the residence and recovered the handgun that had been used.

This case was investigated by the Omaha Nation Law Enforcement Services and Federal Bureau of Investigation.