Tyler Webster, 28, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a machine gun and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sentencing took place on February 6, 2026, before Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. Webster received a sentence of 120 months’ imprisonment on each count, with the terms to run concurrently. There is no parole available in the federal system. After completing his prison term, Webster will serve three years of supervised release on each count concurrently.
The charges stem from two incidents involving Webster in November 2023 and January 2024. On November 13, Omaha Police responded to an apartment near 61st and Spencer streets after a tenant reported that a man wearing a ski mask had broken into her home while holding a hammer. Officers arrested Webster at the scene and found he was carrying a high-capacity handgun magazine. Two days later, the tenant discovered a concealed 9mm Polymer 80 handgun in her apartment that Webster had left behind while hiding. The weapon was equipped with an illegal “Glock switch” conversion device that allowed it to fire automatically.
On January 29, officers patrolling Leavenworth Street heard gunshots coming from an eastbound Chevy Equinox and found .45 ACP shell casings at the scene. When they attempted to stop the vehicle, it fled at high speed. The chase continued until the Equinox stopped near a construction site at 13th and Farnam streets; there, Webster threw a stolen Springfield .45 ACP handgun out of the window before fleeing further onto I-80 into Iowa.
Iowa law enforcement joined the pursuit and used stop sticks to puncture the vehicle’s tires near Shelby, Iowa. While the driver surrendered at the scene and was taken into custody, Webster escaped on foot through a field but was later arrested at an Omaha residence.
Webster has previous felony convictions for Criminal Conspiracy and Robbery in Douglas County District Court dating back to November 2017.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with the Omaha Police Department as part of Operation Take Back America—a nationwide initiative led by the Department of Justice designed to combat violent crime using resources from Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
“This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).”
