George Lesley Weaver, Jr., Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs, Nebraska 2021

Lincoln Man Enters Guilty Plea to Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs Resulting in Serious Bodily Injuries

GEORGE LESLEY WEAVER, JR., 37, of Lincoln, Nebraska, has entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms, (11 pounds), or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, 400 grams, (approximately 14 ounces), or more of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl and 50 kilograms, (110 pounds), or more of marijuana in Lincoln and southeast Nebraska between June and September of 2021.

Weaver, along with co-defendant Anna Idigima, 37, of Lincoln, pleaded guilty to the same charge on February 14, 2023. Idigima began stealing drugs held as evidence in completed cases which were awaiting destruction orders from her job as a Nebraska State Patrol stored evidence room employee in Lincoln. She provided these drugs to her boyfriend, Weaver, who then sold them in Lincoln.

An audit of the State Patrol storage areas where Idigima had access showed the following approximate totals of drugs were missing: marijuana – 154 pounds; cocaine – 9 pounds; fentanyl – 6 pounds; heroin – 10 pounds; methamphetamine – 3 pounds; THC – 32 pounds; along with numerous THC vape cartridges and assorted prescription drugs.

Investigators found drug-related conversations and a photo of several large bags of marijuana in Weaver’s SnapChat Account in August of 2021. One of the bags had a piece of red evidence tape on it which matched evidence tape used by the State Patrol. A Lincoln apartment rented by Weaver was also searched, resulting in the finding of residue containing cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana.

Three persons suffered overdoses from cocaine and fentanyl stolen from the State Patrol by Idigima and sold to others by Weaver. All three victims required the administration of naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, and were hospitalized. A physician specializing in emergency room medicine and toxicology found all three would have been at substantial risk of dying from the use of cocaine laced with fentanyl if they had not received the Narcan.

Weaver is scheduled for sentencing on June 16, 2023, and faces mandatory minimum prison sentences of 20 years in prison with a maximum of life. Idigima, who pleaded guilty on February 14, 2023, is scheduled to be sentenced on May 25, 2023.

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