LINCOLN, Neb. -- A 43-year-old Lincoln man was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison for meth related charges.

The Acting U.S. Attorney announced that 43-year-old Tommy L. Meyer of Lincoln, was sentenced on Wednesday in federal court in Lincoln. 

The U.S. District Judge sentenced Meyer to 224 months in prison for one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine with a prior serious drug felony. 

Meyer faced a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence because of a prior conviction for delivery/possession with intent to deliver an exceptionally hazardous drug in Lancaster County District Court.

The court also entered a final order of forfeiture for $18,451 cash. After serving his sentence, Meyer will be placed on supervised release for 10 years. There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court documents, on May 19, 2021, the Lincoln Metro Fugitive Task Force was attempting to find Meyer for a warrant.

An officer saw Meyer’s vehicle pull into an alley side parking of a building and Meyer began running from the area. Shortly thereafter he was arrested, and officers found $900 cash on his person.

Officers then conducted an inventory search of his vehicle. Officers found $512 cash, a digital scale, and a baggie containing about 12.5 grams of suspected meth in the vehicle’s console. In the driver’s side back seat, officers found a backpack with $17,039 cash, a brick of suspected meth weighing 17.9 ounces, a bag with 9.4 ounces of suspected meth, a Ziplock bag with 1.5 ounces of suspected meth, and another bag containing .5 ounce of suspected meth. Officers also found another scale in the back seat.

Behind a subwoofer in the trunk of the vehicle, officers found a concealed compartment that contained 9 more bricks of suspected meth, which weighed in total 9.4 pounds.

The suspected meth was sent to the lab for testing. Testing determined that the meth was 100% pure.

This case was investigated by the Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force and the Lincoln Metropolitan Fugitive Task Force.