This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Nebraska), published as received.
Acting United States Attorney Steven A. Russell announced that Markisha C. Hill, 40, was sentenced December 9, 2022, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Hill to 180 months imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After her release from prison, she will begin a ten-year term of supervised release.
On May 12, 2021, Omaha Police received a tip from a confidential source that co-defendant Phillip Goetz was going to meet Hill to purchase methamphetamine near 72nd and Grover Streets in Omaha. Detectives conducted surveillance and observed Goetz approach and enter Hill’s vehicle. The two drove to various locations but at a Taco Bell, Goetz left Hill’s vehicle and entered a beige Jeep Grand Cherokee, which left the area briefly before returning. Goetz got out of the Jeep and returned to Hill’s vehicle.
Officers observed a traffic infraction and stopped Hill’s SUV on I-80 near the 60th Street exit. Goetz was observed by law enforcement attempting to conceal something in his jacket. After consent to search the SUV by Hill was declined, officers had a trained dog conduct a sniff of the SUV. The dog gave a positive alert. Officers searched and located one pound of methamphetamine in the SUV’s center console.
Co-defendant Phillip Goetz was sentenced on October 20, 2022, to 70 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release.
This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department.
