Norfolk Man Sentenced for Child Pornography and Meth Offenses

OMAHA - A Norfolk man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography and drug offenses.

U.S. Attorney Joe Kelly announced Thursday that 34-year-old Nicholas Weaver of Norfolk, was sentenced to 76 months in federal court for receiving child pornography and a concurrent 70-month term for distributing meth.

After his release from prison, Weaver will serve an eight-year term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.

Weaver was ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution to the four minor victims.

Authorities say in September 2017, Weaver received images of child pornography through email. He also used an internet messaging service and responded to a Craigslist posting soliciting additional child pornography.

In February 2018, he distributed 13 videos and 26 image files of child pornography using cloud storage.

On December 10th, 2018, Weaver was confronted by Homeland Security Investigations. His phone was seized and 200 images of child pornography were discovered.

In 2019, Weaver was identified through a confidential informant as a meth dealer who had sold the informant 10 to 12 ounces of meth in the preceding month. 

A search warrant was served on Weaver’s home in Norfolk. Seventy grams of meth were found.

Weaver admitted to receiving 6 pounds of meth in the course of the past year.