OMAHA - A federal court has sentenced a 44-year-old Plattsmouth man to 15 years prison for drug offense.

Gerald Storovich was sentenced to 180 months for distribution of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Court records say an undercover agent contacted Storovich to purchase meth, including a pound of  meth purchased in 2023. Prosecutors say Storovich met the agent for the purpose of selling a 9 mm handgun. Officers arrested Storovich and found meth and cash in his vehicle.

Here is the justice department’s press release

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Gerald Storovich, age 44, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, was sentenced September 19, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute meth, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Storovich to 180 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Storovich’s release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

In February and March of 2023, an undercover agent contacted Storovich to purchase meth. The meth purchases ranged from half an ounce purchased on February 2, 2023, to a pound of meth purchased on March 2, 2023. On March 30, 2023, Storovich met the undercover agent for the purpose of selling a 9mm handgun. Storovich told the undercover agent he had stolen the handgun while in Kansas City. Officers arrested Storovich and searched his vehicle, finding approximately an ounce of meth, two ounces of cannabis, a digital scale, baggies, and $810 cash.

This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration.