A Lincoln man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for discharging a firearm during a drug crime, according to a recent announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Buongkhoy Daniel Wal, 19, of Lincoln, was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment and a five-year term of supervised release for discharging a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.
Wal pleaded guilty to his offense on March 21, 2023. The charges stem from a shooting that occurred on August 2, 2021, near the Edgewood Theaters and Target on the south side of Lincoln. Jayden Prentice, Christopher Duncan, and Riley Mills were present when police arrived. Duncan and Prentice had suffered gunshot wounds, with Duncan having to have one of his legs amputated.
The investigation revealed that a group of people, including Wal and Xavier Gary, arranged to purchase a half-pound of marijuana from Prentice, Duncan, and Mills. The planned purchase was a ruse for a robbery. Wal and an unknown person got into the back of Duncan’s vehicle, both carrying firearms. Wal began counting out money when the unknown person pulled out his gun and shot Prentice in the face.
Mills was seated in the backseat next to Wal and the unknown person. Mills and the unknown person began struggling over the gun, and several more gunshots were heard being fired just outside the car. Wal, the unknown person, and the others in their group then fled the scene, dropping a .45 caliber handgun. Ballistics reports showed that handgun was the weapon that fired the shot that struck Prentice and at least one of the shots that struck Duncan.
A DNA profile was found on the firearm, which was consistent with Wal and Gary both being contributors. Gary pleaded guilty to his offense, attempted possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, on March 21, 2023. Prentice, Duncan, and Mills each pleaded guilty to offenses involving the possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
The investigation was conducted by the Lincoln Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Buongkhoy Daniel Wal, Defendant, exact criminal charges: Discharging a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Crime, City and State: Lincoln, Nebraska, EXACT DATE: August 2, 2021, Sentence or outcome: 13 years’ imprisonment and a five-year term of supervised release.
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Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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