OMAHA -- United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Khyre Holbert, 31, of Omaha, Neb., was charged by complaint for being a felon in possession of a firearm for his role in a shooting that occurred in Omaha on October 4, 2025. 

In November, 2018, Holbert pled guilty to three violations of federal law and was sentenced to 240 months of imprisonment by Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. Subsequent to his sentencing, on Jan. 21, 2025, Holbert was granted clemency by former United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. 

At the time, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska objected to the grant of clemency due to Holbert’s gang affiliation and significant criminal history, along with the nature of his criminal convictions in that case, which included possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.  Clemency was ordered over that objection.

A Criminal Complaint is a charging document that contains one or more individual counts that are merely accusations. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

An unsealed complaint affidavit was filed in conjunction with the charge that details Holbert’s criminal history, which is alleged to have disqualified Holbert from legally possessing a firearm on October 4, 2025, in the District of Nebraska.  Holbert had several criminal convictions related to illegal firearms possession prior to his grant of clemency and prior to his alleged possession of a firearm on October 4, 2025.

As the complaint alleges, the same firearm that Holbert possessed during the shooting is allegedly a match for the firearm that was used in multiple other violent gun offenses that were committed earlier this year in Nebraska. 

The complaint alleges that Holbert attempted to dispose of the weapon, but it was recovered by law enforcement later.  Forensics technicians were allegedly able to identify Holbert’s fingerprints on the seized firearm from the October 4, 2025 shooting.  The firearm itself was loaded and equipped with a high-capacity magazine.

“The Biden Administration’s last-minute commutations were not only a cruel blow to victims’ families, but also a fundamental failure to hold criminals accountable. This tragic case proves that crime must be met with consequences, not weakness. Our prosecutors in Nebraska are doing the job that the prior administration refused to do,” said United States Attorney General Pamela Bondi.

United States Attorney Lesley Woods commends the tireless efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Omaha Police Department to investigate this incident and to collect the evidence necessary to take a dangerous felon like Khyre Holbert back off the streets of Omaha. 

“Khyre Holbert should never have been prematurely released from federal prison and been free to participate in this violence.  Omaha is safer with Mr. Holbert back in custody and off the streets.  The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska will fight to keep Mr. Holbert – and any other gang members who participate in similar violent acts – in federal custody,” Woods stated.

 “Protecting the public from violent criminals remains a top priority of the FBI. Federal, state, and local law enforcement on the Omaha Safe Streets Task Force work tirelessly to apprehend violent gang members who terrorize our communities. We will continue working with our partners to crush violent crime and safeguard our neighborhoods from individuals like Khyre Holbert,” Special Agent Eugene Kowel, leader of the Omaha Federal Bureau of Investigation field division stated.