Omaha Man Sentenced to 81 Months for Selling a Defaced Gun and Pills Containing Methamphetamine

The United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that 23-year-old Darrell L. Thompson, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha. He was charged with the Distribution of Methamphetamine and Carrying a Firearm In Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. 

Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Thompson to 21 months’ imprisonment for the distribution offense to be followed by imprisonment for 60 months for the firearms crime. After his release from prison, he will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.

On November 19th, 2019, investigators conducted three controlled purchases of “ecstasy” pills from Thompson which resulted in yielding 31 “ecstasy” pills and a defaced firearm, a Cobra FS380 .380 caliber handgun.

Laboratory analysis revealed that the “ecstasy” pills obtained from Thompson during each purchase contained methamphetamine. 

At the time of Thompson’s arrest on February 1st, 2021, the Grand Jury in the District of Nebraska had already returned an Indictment charging Thompson with offenses relating to the controlled purchases made during 2019. The Indictment was kept under seal until Thompson was located and arrested.

On February 1st, 2021, Omaha Police detectives stopped a white, Chevy Impala bearing Iowa license plates for a traffic violation. A data check of the backseat occupant, Thompson, revealed an active warrant for his arrest. Officers removed Thompson and conducted a search which revealed two defaced firearms in his waistband.

Investigators then obtained and executed a warrant at the defendant’s residence in Omaha. The search yielded three additional firearms, one of which was reported stolen. 

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. 

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