Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Lemarr Washington, age 46, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, was sentenced September 18, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute four pounds of pure methamphetamine. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Washington to 168 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release. Washington also agreed to forfeit $4,658 that was seized along with the meth.

On March 2, 2023, Seward County Deputies stopped a Chevy Equinox for a traffic violation. Washington was a passenger in the vehicle. During the traffic stop, the deputies became suspicious of the information provided by the occupants of the vehicle and drug detection K9 was deployed. The K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics and deputies searched the vehicle. The search resulted in the four pounds of pure meth and $4,658 being seized. Washington later made admissions that the meth was his.

This case was investigated by the Seward County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration.