United States of America v. Aaron Cardinale

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession with intent

to distribute more than 50 grams of actual methamphetamine.



Early in the morning on July 27, 2022, Omaha Police Officers Daniel Cleveland and Jared Freyermuth were on patrol in Omaha, Nebraska. The officers saw a Chevrolet Malibu at a nearby gas station and decided to investigate. They discovered that it was registered to Linda Loury, who had a history of methamphetamine use and a suspended license. They observed a man, later determined to be Cardinale, get into the driver's seat and a woman get into the passenger seat. The officers followed them as they left the gas station.



After leaving the gas station, Cardinale began driving on Deer Park Boulevard. Cardinale activated his left turn signal and made a left turn onto 15th Street. According to the officers, they observed Cardinale fail to signal for the left

turn more than 100 feet in advance of the turn as required by Nebraska law. See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,161(2). They stopped him. During the stop, the officers had a K-9 dog conduct a sniff of the car. The dog alerted to drugs, and the officers arrested Cardinale.

Defendant pleaded guilty to count I of the Indictment and is hereby committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 120 months; 5 years of supervised release with special conditions; and a $100 special assessment.



Affirmed