May 2026 Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 10 unsealed Indictments charging 12 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Tristan Bush, age 40, of Grand Island, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Bush with burglary of a United States Post Office on or about January 8, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Bush with possession with intent to deliver 50 grams of actual methamphetamine on or about January 18, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years' and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.

Alrondo Martin Taylor, age 47, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about March 4, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years' and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.

Jacob Alan Brun, age 39, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with escape from custody between on or about April 18, 2026, and on or about April 21, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Jose Antonio Rivera Cruz, age 34, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer, with physical contact on or about April 14, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 8 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Antoine Singleton, age 43, Elisha Andrea Pool, age 33, and Steven J. Gray, age 43, all of Lincoln, Nebraska, have been charged in a two-count indictment. Count I charges Singleton, Pool, and Gray with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl beginning on or about August 1, 2025, and continuing to on or about February 24, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years' and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Singleton, Pool, and Gray with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl on or about February 24, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years' and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.

Victor Gilberto Perez, age 27, of Ralston, Nebraska, is charged in a seven-count Indictment. Count I charges Perez with being a felon in possession of a firearm, an Alpha Maxx, 5.56 mm pistol, on or about April 29, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 15 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Perez with being a felon in possession of one or more rounds of ammunition on or about April 29, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 15 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count III charges Perez with being a felon in possession of a firearm, a model Ruger 5.7 mm pistol, on or about April 29, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 15 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count IV charges Perez with being a felon in possession of fourteen (14) rounds of .380 caliber of ammunition on or about April 29, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 15 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count V charges Perez with possession with intent to distribute cocaine on or about April 29, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years' imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count VI charges Perez with possession with intent to distribute marijuana on or about April 29, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 2-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count VII charges Perez with carrying or using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime on or about April 29, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years' and up to life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

The following individuals were charged with being an alien, who previously had been excluded, deported and removed from the United States and were found in the United States, without the Acting Attorney General of the United States or his designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant's reapplication for admission into the United States:

Jose Miranda-Ramirez, age 44

Cruz Hernandez-Jacobo, age 38

Fernando Lugo-Tovar, age 41

Geovany Velasquez-Avila, age 30

The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a one-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.