A 22-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to 88 to 93 years in prison in connection with a fatal shooting that prosecutors described as a drug robbery gone wrong, stemming from a marijuana deal outside a southwest Lincoln grocery store parking lot in July 2024. The victim, Francisco Javier “Javis” Alvis, was shot and killed. Police found him with multiple gunshot wounds and a loaded handgun near South Folsom and West A streets.
According to the Lexington Clipper-Herald, the man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and use of a firearm to commit a felony. Prosecutor Charles Byrd sought the maximum and called the death senseless, per the same account.
Earlier reporting from journalstar.com identified Alvis as 25 years old when he was shot and killed July 5, 2024, in a business parking lot in southwest Lincoln, according to the Lincoln Police Department.
How the Deal Fell Apart
Court records say Alvis and 20-year-old Ge'Auvieon Crayton had agreed to meet around 10 p.m. to conduct a marijuana deal at the Russ's Market parking lot on South Coddington Avenue. Officers were sent to the lot at 1520 S. Coddington Ave. at about 10 p.m. July 5 on reports of gunshots, journalstar.com reported. Police believe surveillance video showed Alvis meeting with Crayton there.
Investigators found 9.69 pounds of marijuana in Alvis's vehicle. Journalstar.com separately reported that police believed Crayton had met Alvis to purchase marijuana, while 1011now.com reported that officers thought Alvis and another man were there to sell marijuana and were waiting for Crayton to arrive. KFOR reported that the shooting happened inside Alvis's truck, after which Alvis ran to a maroon Jeep. Police later found him with multiple gunshot wounds and a loaded handgun near South Folsom and West A streets.
Police Release More Information
LPD Capt. Ben Miller held a press conference July 8, 2024, to release additional information on the shooting that left one man dead.
Sentencing
Judge Matthew Mellor sentenced the defendant to 88 to 93 years in prison.
A Pattern Seen Beyond Lincoln
Fatal violence tied to marijuana deals has surfaced in other states as well. In Green Bay, Wisconsin, fox11online.com reported that Nigel White was sentenced to 18 years in prison plus 10 years of extended supervision for his role in the drug-deal-related killing of Brandon Ramirez on Aug. 7, 2024. Three co-defendants in that case received separate prison terms of 25, 15 and 12 years, the outlet reported — a reminder that deals gone wrong over marijuana have produced lengthy sentences in multiple jurisdictions.
Under Nebraska law, Nebraska Revised Statute 28-1205 governs use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, according to the Nebraska Legislature.
