Marvin Aleman Zepeda, a 37-year-old man from Honduras, was sentenced on March 13 in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, after being convicted of forcibly assaulting a federal officer. United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the sentencing, which followed Zepeda’s conviction by jury on December 16, 2025.
Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., ordered Zepeda to serve a prison term of 14 months. There is no parole in the federal system. After completing his sentence, Zepeda will be removed to Honduras by immigration authorities.
During the sentencing hearing, Zepeda requested a time-served sentence. However, Chief Judge Rossiter issued the full 14-month sentence.
Evidence presented at trial showed that law enforcement officers encountered Zepeda hiding in a crawl space at Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha while executing a court-authorized civil search warrant on June 10, 2025. Despite repeated commands to surrender over more than half an hour, Zepeda refused to comply. When two Deputy United States Marshals entered the crawl space and ordered him to show his hands, he armed himself with a box cutter with an open blade.
Law enforcement made further attempts to secure his compliance using both verbal commands and the presence of a K9 officer and dog. It ultimately took nearly ninety minutes for officers to take Zepeda into custody.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the United States Marshals Service. U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in securing Zepeda.
