Kearney, Neb. — A Kearney man was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court in Lincoln for being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition.
A federal judge sentenced 31-year-old Joseph Luis Garcia to 4 years in prison. There is no parole in the federal system. After Garcia is released from prison, he will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.
On Feb. 10, 2022, Garcia was the driver of a vehicle which was stopped by police in Buffalo County. Garcia admitted he had methamphetamine in his pocket, which an officer found when he searched Garcia.
Officers then searched the car Garcia had been driving. A digital scale and glass pipe were reportedly found in the center counsel and a black bag was found sitting on the back seat.
Inside the bag police found 9mm ammunition. Garcia was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he was an unlawful user of controlled substances, and due to prior convictions for felony offenses.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Kearney Police Department.
