Jamar Brown
Convicted and sentenced. Jamar Brown, 38, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on October 15, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., to 37 months’ imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm — a stolen Smith & Wesson .40-caliber handgun officers found him carrying after a March 2026 disturbance report — to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release.
Introduction
Jamar Brown is an Omaha man sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The sentence was announced October 20, 2026, by U.S. Attorney Lesley A. Woods of the District of Nebraska: 37 months imposed October 15, 2026, by Judge Rossiter for being a felon in possession of a firearm, followed by a three-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
United States Attorney Woods said, “Thank you to the Omaha Police Department for taking this dangerous sex offender back off our streets for several more years. This is a particularly dangerous felon to be in possession of a firearm.”
Background Information
Brown’s felony status comes from Douglas County, Nebraska, convictions: Sexual Assault on a Child in the Third Degree in 2020, and Attempted Sex Offender Registration Act Violation. As a previously convicted felon, it was illegal for him to possess firearms.
The case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department. The firearm at the center of the federal charge was a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber handgun that was stolen.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
On March 25, 2026, an individual advised an Omaha police officer that they had just been in a disturbance with Brown and that he was in possession of a firearm. The officer contacted Brown as he was walking in Omaha and became aware that he was carrying the stolen Smith & Wesson .40-caliber handgun.
That discovery — a prior child-sexual-assault felon carrying a stolen handgun months into 2026 — produced the federal felon-in-possession charge that Judge Rossiter sentenced on October 15, 2026.
Public Reaction and Consequences
The documented reaction is the announcing official’s. U.S. Attorney Woods publicly framed Brown as “a particularly dangerous felon to be in possession of a firearm” and credited the Omaha Police Department with taking him off the street, tying the danger directly to his prior sex-offense record.
The concrete consequences are the 37-month prison sentence and the three-year supervised-release term that follows it.
Current Status
As of the October 20, 2026 announcement, Jamar Brown, 38, is serving a 37-month federal prison sentence imposed October 15, 2026, by Judge Rossiter for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Upon release he will begin a three-year term of supervised release. The case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department.
Impact on Their Career/Life
The sentencing structure is standard federal felon-in-possession — no parole, prison followed by supervised release — but the underlying record is what U.S. Attorney Woods emphasized: a 2020 conviction for third-degree sexual assault on a child in Douglas County, an attempted registration-violation conviction, and then the March 25, 2026 disturbance call that put a stolen .40-caliber handgun in an officer’s view. At 38, Brown returns to federal custody for another three years, with three more under supervision after.
Sources
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Nebraska, “Omaha Man Sentenced to 37 Months for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm,” October 20, 2026 — source