United States of America v. Daniel Rojas

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being addict in possession of a firearm and for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine.



On July 3, 2020, law enforcement received information that drugs were being sold out of the Aksarben Suites located on Cedar Street in Omaha. While conducting surveillance, officers observed a Mercedes leave the parking lot of the Aksarben Suites and commit a traffic violation. During a traffic stop, officers observed Daniel Rojas, age 28, leaning forward in an awkward position. A K-9 alerted to the scent of drugs on the passenger side front window of the car.



Upon searching the car and a black bag located under the front passenger seat, officers found a .40 caliber Smith and Wesson SD40 firearm and approximately 1 gram of methamphetamine. At the time Rojas possessed the firearm he was a drug user.



On November 16, 2020, Rojas was arrested on federal charges stemming from the possession of the Smith and Wesson firearm on July 3, 2020. At the time of his arrest, Rojas admitted to possessing methamphetamine in a white Buick parked nearby. Over 100 grams of methamphetamine were recovered from Rojas's car.



This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration, Omaha Field Division. 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. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department's renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney's Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime.



18:922(g)(3) and 924(a)(2)PROHIBITED PERSON (ADDICT IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM

(1s)



21:841(a)(1) and 21:841(b)(1) POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE-50 GRAMS OR MORE (ACTUAL)

(2s)

Defendant pleaded guilty to counts I and II of the Information and is hereby committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 87 months on count I and 87 months on count II, said terms to be served concurrently; 3 years of supervised release with special conditions on count I and 5 years on count II, said terms to run concurrently; and a $200 special assessment.