The federal grand jury for the District of Nebraska returned 13 unsealed indictments in June 2026 charging 14 defendants on offenses spanning drug trafficking, distribution resulting in death, and assault on a federal officer, U.S. Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced on June 27 [1]. The batch represents one of the district's periodic public releases of grand jury activity across its Omaha-based docket.
The charges cover a range of federal criminal statutes. Peere M. Shackelford, 41, faces counts of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl resulting in death, one of the most serious charging postures available to federal prosecutors in narcotics cases, carrying a mandatory minimum of 20 years under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) [1]. Daniel Ray Corter, 48, is charged with assaulting a federal officer with bodily injury, a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 111(b) [1]. The remaining defendants face charges that include distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine [1]. David J. Turner is also listed among the key individuals named across the indictments [1].
All 13 indictments were unsealed at the time of the announcement, meaning law enforcement had already taken defendants into custody or otherwise determined that public disclosure would not compromise the investigations [1]. An indictment is a formal accusation, not a conviction, and all defendants are presumed innocent.
The indictments reflect enforcement priorities that the Department of Justice has maintained across Midwest federal districts, including aggressive prosecution of fentanyl distribution chains and protection of federal personnel. The distribution-resulting-in-death charge against Shackelford tracks a nationwide prosecutorial emphasis on holding dealers accountable when overdose deaths can be causally linked to a specific transaction. The assault charge against Corter adds a violent-crime dimension to a docket otherwise dominated by narcotics offenses.
Each defendant will proceed to arraignment in the District of Nebraska, where they will enter pleas and the court will address detention and pretrial conditions. Cases involving mandatory minimums, such as the Shackelford matter, typically move toward plea negotiations or trial within several months of arraignment. The U.S. Attorney's Office has not announced cooperation agreements or related prosecutions in connection with this batch.