Overview
- Federal prosecutors say 31-year-old Khyre Holbert was arrested after an Oct. 4 shooting in Omaha’s Old Market and is accused of discarding a loaded handgun fitted with a high‑capacity magazine.
- Investigators allege the recovered weapon is tied to multiple violent crimes across Nebraska, and officials say ballistic and digital evidence is still being analyzed.
- Holbert now faces a federal firearms charge, and no trial date has been set as the investigation continues.
- His 20-year sentence for firearms and narcotics offenses was commuted on Jan. 17, 2025, after he served roughly seven years, despite objections from the U.S. Attorney’s Office citing gang ties and prior weapons convictions.
- Law‑enforcement groups and some officials have criticized the decision and are calling for review of the broader clemency wave that freed 2,490 inmates, noting another recipient, Willie Frank Peterson, was arrested in Alabama in March on new drug and gun charges.