A Lincoln, Nebraska, man described by prosecutors as a major source in a large methamphetamine conspiracy has been sentenced to 165 months in federal prison. Ramon Gaytan, 36, was sentenced on October 15, 2026, in federal court in Lincoln by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Bazis for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine actual and 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine. There is no parole in the federal system, and Gaytan will serve five years of supervised release after prison.
Source: Cornhusker State News (reporting the U.S. Attorney's announcement)
The conspiracy operated in the Lincoln and Omaha areas between February 2022 and March 2025. Over that period, at least 25 kilograms of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine were distributed or possessed with intent to distribute, according to the announcement.
Co-defendant Jacobsson and the controlled purchases
Gaytan's co-defendant Peter Jacobsson was sentenced by Judge Bazis on July 9, 2026, to 244 months in prison plus a firearm count, with ten years of supervised release to follow, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska said in its own release. In September 2024, an undercover officer made three controlled purchases from Jacobsson totalling 150 grams of methamphetamine actual. Jacobsson was arrested on October 16, 2024, driving a stolen vehicle with suspected methamphetamine and a 9mm handgun, and his phone contained messages with Gaytan and others consistent with drug distribution, prosecutors said.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nebraska
A third co-defendant, Angel Gaines, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and is scheduled to be sentenced on December 3 before Judge Bazis.
"Methamphetamine distribution is stealing the futures of too many Nebraskans and undermining the safety of its communities," said U.S. Attorney Lesley A. Woods, commending the Lincoln-Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force for the investigation.