Kadonta Muldrew, 31, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher on November 19, 2025. After completing his prison term, Muldrew will serve an additional eight years under supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began investigating Muldrew in January 2024 after identifying him as a dealer of fentanyl pills in Omaha. Between February and May 2024, Muldrew sold quantities ranging from 50 to 200 pills on four occasions to a confidential informant and supplied at least one other dealer.
Law enforcement arrested Muldrew on May 17, 2024. At the time of his arrest, he had about 234 fentanyl pills and $11,301 in cash. Searches conducted at three residences and a storage unit led authorities to seize nearly 2,000 fentanyl pills, four handguns, and more than $124,000 in cash. The seized cash will be forfeited as proceeds from drug trafficking.
Co-defendant Jeron Morris, also from Omaha and age 33, has been convicted by jury trial for similar offenses: conspiracy to distribute fentanyl; possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; possession of a firearm during drug trafficking; and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Due to prior federal convictions that increase statutory penalties for these crimes, Morris faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 35 years up to life imprisonment. His sentencing is scheduled for December 3, 2025.
The investigation involved multiple agencies including the FBI and Omaha Police Department with support from Council Bluffs Police Department (Iowa), Bellevue Police Department, Papillion Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska State Patrol and Iowa State Patrol.
The prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation aimed at targeting high-level drug traffickers through collaboration among various law enforcement agencies.
“This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal state and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks,” according to information provided by officials.
