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# Federal Stalking and Harassment Sentences in the District of Nebraska, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-stalking-harassing-sentences-district-of-nebraska/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:07:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:07:15.000Z
- Description: 65 people were sentenced for stalking and harassing offenses in the District of Nebraska in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median prison term was 24 months, the same as for this offense type in all 94 federal districts. 49% were sentenced below the guideline range at the government's request.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** 65 people were sentenced for stalking and harassing offenses in the District of Nebraska in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. The median prison term was 24 months, the same as for this offense type in all 94 federal districts. 49% were sentenced below the guideline range at the government's request.

Updated November 4, 2026 · Sources: U.S. Sentencing Commission and Federal Judicial Center, fiscal years 2016–2025

This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 65 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. Acquittals and dismissals come from a second source, the Federal Judicial Center's records of 753,808 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. It is part of the [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) series, which builds on [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/). How the numbers were built: [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/).

## Government-Requested Sentences Below the Range

32 of the 65 people (49%) were sentenced below the guideline range at the government's request. 21 (32%) were within the range, 8 (12%) were below it without a government request, and 4 (6%) were above it.

For this offense type in all districts, 47% of sentences were within the range. For all offenses in the District of Nebraska, the figure was 48%. Stalking and harassing cases here were within the range less often than either.

## Prison Terms

62 of the 65 people (95%) received a prison term, and 3 (5%) received probation only. The median prison term was 24 months, or 2 years. A quarter received 37 months or more, and a quarter received 13.2 months or less.

In all districts, 89% of people in this offense type were sent to prison, and the median was 24 months. The median for all offenses in this district was 57 months.

## Offenses Included

"Stalking/Harassing" is the U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type. The most common primary guidelines were §2A6.2 (Stalking or Domestic Violence) with 39 people and §2A6.1 (Threatening or Harassing Communications) with 25\. 1 person was sentenced under §2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact).

These cases were 1% of the 4,887 people sentenced in the district over the 10 fiscal years.

## Trials and Plea Agreements

60 of 65 people (92%) pleaded guilty, and 5 were convicted after a trial. The median prison term was 24 months after a guilty plea and 33 months after a trial, based on 5 people.

Of those who pleaded guilty, 92% had a written plea agreement and 8% were straight pleas. A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 2 of the 64 people with that information recorded (3%).

## Fiscal Year Counts

The yearly table shows the number of people sentenced and the median prison term for each fiscal year, which starts October 1 and ends at the close of September. Counts range from 2 to 15 people. Fiscal year 2016 had 3 people with a median of 4.5 months, and fiscal year 2017 had 6 people with a median of 37 months.

24 people were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and 41 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. With groups this small, no year-to-year pattern can be drawn from the medians.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 3                | 4.5 months    | 3 of 3         |
| 2017        | 6                | 37 months     | 5 of 6         |
| 2018        | 7                | 22.5 months   | 7 of 7         |
| 2019        | 8                | 24.5 months   | 8 of 8         |
| 2020        | 15               | 24 months     | 93%            |
| 2021        | 7                | 21 months     | 6 of 7         |
| 2022        | 8                | 13.9 months   | 7 of 8         |
| 2023        | 6                | 18 months     | 6 of 6         |
| 2024        | 2                | 28.5 months   | 1 of 2         |
| 2025        | 3                | 37 months     | 3 of 3         |

## After Prison and Prior Record

62 people (95%) were ordered to serve supervised release, with a median term of 36 months. Restitution was ordered for 4 people (6%), and a fine for 1 person (2%).

28% were in the lowest criminal history category, and 9% were in the highest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field.

## What These Records Do Not Contain

Acquittals and dismissals are outside this data, which counts only people who were convicted and sentenced. Prison terms are those imposed, and the records do not show how long anyone served or what happened in any case.

Offutt AFB, Nebraska, is in this district. Courts-martial are tried in military courts and not in this federal court.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Nebraska (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Nebraska") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Stalking/Harassing" (65). Offense types are the Commission's OFFGUIDE categories.

Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30\. No person, judge, or lawyer is identified in any of these records.

### What to Keep in Mind

**No parole in federal prison; credit for good conduct.** Federal prison has no parole for crimes committed on or after November 1, 1987\. A federal prisoner can earn up to 54 days of good conduct credit for each year of the sentence the judge imposed, which is about 15%. Some federal prisoners can also earn First Step Act time credits, but many offenses make a person ineligible. The numbers in this post are the sentences judges imposed, not the time people actually served.

**Federal supervised release.** Most federal prison sentences are followed by a term of supervised release that the judge sets as part of the sentence. A person who violates it can be sent back to prison. A court-martial cannot sentence anyone to supervision after release. Military parole and mandatory supervised release are decided later by a board, not by the judge at trial.

**Who decides the sentence, and under what rules.** Federal judges sentence every federal case. They must calculate the Sentencing Guidelines range, which is advisory, and must impose any mandatory minimum the statute requires unless an exception applies. In courts-martial, the accused could choose sentencing by members until the rules changed. For cases in which every guilty finding is for an offense committed after December 27, 2023, a military judge sentences alone, within sentencing parameters. Courts-martial tried in 2024 and later include both old-rule and new-rule cases, and the data cannot tell them apart.

**Time periods.** Federal numbers are by federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), based on the sentencing date. The military numbers are by trial date. Neither source has the date of the offense, so a change in law shows up in either data set gradually.

**How life sentences and "time served" are counted.** In the federal numbers, a life sentence is counted as 470 months, and any other sentence longer than 470 months is counted as just under 470 months. A sentence of "time served" is counted as one day (0.03 months). Averages are affected by these rules; medians much less.

**Mandatory minimum sentences.** Many federal statutes on drugs, images of child exploitation, child sex abuse, and firearms carry mandatory minimum prison terms. The UCMJ has mandatory minimums only for a few offenses (a dishonorable discharge or dismissal for rape and sexual assault, and life for premeditated murder). Federal sentences for these offenses are partly set by Congress, not by the judge.

## Related Analysis

- [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/) (the background article)
- [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) (all federal posts)
- [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/) (sources and method)
- [Federal Sentences in the District of Nebraska, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-nebraska/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Nebraska, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-nebraska/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the District of Nebraska, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-district-of-nebraska/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Nebraska, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-nebraska/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of Nebraska, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-nebraska/) (same district, other offense type)
- [U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles](https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source)
- [Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants)](https://www.fjc.gov/research/idb?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source)

**About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.