Omaha crime report for the week of November 25 through December 1, 2025. Federal authorities have secured convictions in two significant cases with regional implications affecting the Omaha area.
On November 25, a jury in federal court returned guilty verdicts against Floyd Clifford Coates, age 44 from St. Francis, Kansas, and Dennis Lawson, age 65 from Whiting, Iowa, following an eleven-day trial. The convictions stem from events dating to Spring 2019 involving a methamphetamine distribution operation. Coates was convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, possession of ammunition by a felon and drug user, and conspiracy to conceal objects with intent to impair their availability for official proceedings. Lawson was convicted of using threats of physical force to hinder communication with law enforcement. The case involves the 2019 disappearance of eighteen-year-old Sunny Sramek, who was last seen in Blair, Nebraska. According to federal investigators, Coates had provided the victim methamphetamine, and evidence including DNA and blood found in a white Ford Explorer tied both defendants to her disappearance. Coates allegedly disposed of the victim's body in the Missouri River. Lawson allegedly threatened a witness, stating if she spoke to authorities it would be her funeral. Physical evidence and witness testimony proved decisive during jury deliberations, which concluded in approximately two hours. Coates faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, while Lawson faces up to twenty years imprisonment. Sentencing dates are pending completion of presentence reports, and both defendants remain in federal custody.
On November 19, Kadonta Muldrew, age 31 of Omaha, received a sentence of 235 months imprisonment in federal court for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The case was prosecuted in the District of Nebraska.
On August 15, an Omaha resident received a sentence of 120 months imprisonment on a conspiracy charge and 70 months imprisonment on a distribution charge related to firearms and drug trafficking crimes.
The investigations involved multiple agencies including the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Nebraska State Patrol, and local law enforcement across Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. The multi-agency approach demonstrates continued regional coordination in combating organized drug trafficking and violent crime.
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