Source: Office of United States Attorneys
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jovan Travis, age 38, of Lincoln, Nebraska was sentenced on January 23, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln for one count of felon in possession of a firearm. United States District Judge Susan M. Bazis sentenced Travis to a total of 92 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Travis’ release from prison, he will begin a 2-year term of supervised release.
On January 12, 2023, an Omaha Police Department (“OPD”) officer was contacted by a Confidential Informant (“CI”) regarding illegal narcotics sales. The officer had the CI arrange a controlled purchase of pills from Travis. On that same day, the CI and Travis met for the transaction. However, at the time of the buy, Travis advised the CI that he did not have the pills yet. Instead, he offered the CI a handgun for $300, which the CI purchased using the task force money. The handgun was reported stolen out of Illinois.
Travis was previously convicted of multiple crimes that were punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department.