Man Sentenced for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes

DOJ Press

United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Mark Pochop, 36, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.  Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Pochop to 87 months’ imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After his release from prison, he will begin a 4-year term of supervised release.

On June 14, 2020, Omaha Police officers saw a white Cadillac displaying license plates belonging to a different vehicle. The Cadillac was seen briefly meeting another car in a business parking lot in Omaha.  After the meeting, officers attempted a traffic stop on the white Cadillac in the area of 15th and Pierce Streets in Omaha. The Cadillac failed to stop.

Pochop fled on foot from the white Cadillac. Pochop was detained after he tripped and fell.  Near Pochop, officers recovered small baggies containing methamphetamine.  Officers searched the white Cadillac and located a Taurus PT111 9mm handgun in the front passenger seat of the vehicle.  Pochop claimed ownership of the firearm and later admitted to selling methamphetamine in exchange for a firearm and a ballistic vest earlier that day.

This case was part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime.


This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department. 


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