Walthill Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Drug and Firearm Offenses
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Collin Parker, 29, of Walthill, Nebraska, was sentenced in federal court today in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Parker to 110 months of imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After completing his term of imprisonment, Parker will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.
On August 20, 2021, officers stopped a vehicle in Macy, Nebraska, containing four people, including Parker and co-defendant Terrence Sherman. Officers located approximately 123.18 grams of methamphetamine, scales, baggies, and a 12-gauge shotgun. Parker and Sherman had conspired to distribute methamphetamine and they possessed the shotgun in furtherance of that conspiracy. Sherman pled guilty on February 23, 2023, and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 24, 2023.
This case was investigated by the Omaha Nation Law Enforcement Services, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Susan Lehr – First Assistant U.S. Attorney; Chief, Drug Enforcement Unit (402) 661-3700