A 50-year-old resident of Arlington, Nebraska, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for his attempt to disable railroad equipment, announced United States Attorney Susan Lehr.
Allan J. Love, Jr., was sentenced on January 31, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska, by United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher. Following his prison term, Love will be under supervised release for two years. The federal system does not allow for parole.
“United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Love to 12 months’ and 1 day imprisonment,” the release read. “There is no parole in the federal system.
“After Love’s release from prison, he will begin a 2-year term of supervised release.”
The case began when a Union Pacific Railroad track maintenance worker discovered a six-foot-long green metal pipe lodged between the railroad track switch bar and rail west of the 16th Street crossing in Blair, Nebraska, on September 3, 2019.
This obstruction prevented the switch from moving into the correct position, posing a serious risk to railroad operations.