United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Roemello Weaver, 21, of Lincoln was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln for being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm. Chief United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Weaver to 16 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a three-year term of supervised release.
On April 14, 2020, investigators with the Lincoln Police Department contacted Weaver and executed a search warrant at his apartment. Weaver admitted to being a marijuana user. When the investigators searched Weaver’s apartment, they located a substance that was later tested and confirmed to be marijuana, as well as a Glock handgun in his bedroom.
This case was investigated by the Lincoln Police Department.