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LINCOLN — A Kearney man is facing federal charges of disposing or selling a firearm to a felony at different times in 2024.
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 15 unsealed Indictments charging 17 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.
Shane Martin, age 38, of Kearney is charged in a two-count indictment.
Count I charges Martin with disposing of or selling a firearm to a felon on, about, or between March 11, 2024, and July 18, 2024.
Count II charges Martin with disposing of or selling a firearm to a felon on, about, or between July 7, 2024, and July 18, 2024. The maximum possible penalty for Counts I and II if convicted are 15 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
