Man caught with 2 pounds of meth in Lincoln traffic stop, patrol says

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A man appeared in court Tuesday on drug charges stemming from a Lincoln traffic stop.

Dakota Parrott of Nebraska City is charged with possession of more than 140 grams of methamphetamine and not having a drug tax stamp.

A judge set the 32-year-old’s bond at $500,000. He would need to pay $50,000 to get out of jail.

Court documents say the Nebraska State Patrol was collecting electronic location data on Parrott’s GMC Yukon.

On Monday, he made a “quick trip” to Omaha and then returned to Lincoln, according to an arrest affidavit.

About 2:15 p.m., he failed to use his turn signal while switching to the turning lane on Cornhusker Highway, the patrol said.

He was pulled over near 27th and Fairfield streets, and a trooper said he looked nervous.

Parrott was sweating, shaking his leg and “messing with his hands constantly,” the affidavit says.

But he gave the trooper permission to search his vehicle, the patrol said.

A drug-sniffing dog arrived and quickly “gave an alert,” according to the affidavit.

The patrol said troopers found a small bag of marijuana in the center console and marijuana clippings on the on the floorboard.

Then they saw a satchel on the back seat, looked inside and discovered a bag containing more than 2 pounds of meth, according to the affidavit.

This is not Parrott’s first run-in with the law.

In 2019, he was convicted in Douglas County of terroristic threats and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.

He briefly escaped custody from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln in February 2023, according to authorities.

Parrott removed his monitoring device after leaving his job but turned himself in the next morning.

He was released on parole in July.

His next court appearance is scheduled for April 22.