United States of America v. Allan J. Love, Jr.

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a Attempting to Disable Railroad Equipment.

Allan J. Love, Jr., 50, of Arlington, Nebraska, was sentenced for attempting to disable railroad equipment.



On September 3, 2019, west of the 16th Street railroad crossing in Blair, Nebraska, a Union Pacific Railroad track maintenance worker discovered an approximately 6-foot-long green metal pipe lodged in the space between the railroad track switch bar and rail, making it impossible to fully move the switch into position.



Through investigation and law enforcement contacts with Love, law enforcement seized a green metal pipe found in Love's pickup truck on April 30, 2020. Forensics performed on the green pipe found lodged in the railroad track and the green pipe found in Love's truck determined the paints used on both pipes were indistinguishable in color, texture, and chemical composition. A metallurgy examination of the pipes determined that both were sections of welded, low-carbon steel tube with similar outer diameter, wall thickness, and weld manufacturing features.



Law enforcement also executed a search warrant on Love's Google account. Within the Google account law enforcement found a photo taken on July 20, 2019, of the 16th Street railroad crossing in Blair showing the stretch of railroad track where the green pipe was found.



This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months’ and 1 day imprisonment. After Love’s release from prison, he will begin a 2-year term of supervised release.