OMAHA, Neb. -- A firearm-related conviction led to an Omaha man going to prison for four years.

Acting U.S Attorney Susan Lehr said 23-year-old Jefferey Edwards, of Omaha, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha on Thursday. He was convicted for possessing a firearm as a felon. Edwards will serve 48 months in prison with a three-year term of supervised release after. There is no parole in the federal system.

Court documents state that Able One, an Omaha Police helicopter, saw the people in a Dodge Charger meet with the people in a white Mazda SUV on Oct. 4, 2022. Edwards was one of three people in the Charger, which was stopped by police. Able One saw the Mazda traveling off-road along a tree line behind an address on N 26th St. Officers investigated the vacant lot behind that address and found an iPhone lying in the grass. The iPhone case has identification for one of the two people in the Mazda, which was also later stopped by police.

Officials said they investigated a red Chevy Tahoe in the vacant lot and saw a rifle case in the back seat and ammunition in plain view. The Tahoe was unsecured, and an officer opened the door and found that the case was empty. The officer found another firearm, a Glock handgun, on the front passenger side floorboard.

According to authorities, a resident of the home at the front of the vacant lot confirmed to officers that she lived there but did not own the firearms that were found. Able One gave an aerial video to officers on the ground of suspects appearing to hide items in the lot and then leaving in the white Mazda. Officers searched and found two more firearms under a plastic bin in the lot and saw another firearm in a white Malibu that was parked in the lot. The owner of the Malibu disclaimed ownership of the firearms and allowed officers to search the car and take the rifle. DNA testing of the rifle confirmed that Edwards was a part of the mixture of DNA on the rifle. The rifle is an AK-47 style assault weapon capable of accepting large capacity magazines.

This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.