Chicago man charged after 310 pounds of marijuana found at I-80 stop near Lexington
A Nebraska State Patrol trooper stopped a Chicago man's pickup towing a U-Haul trailer on Interstate 80 near Lexington on 14 March 2026 and found about 310 pounds of marijuana in 16 trash bags. Thomas Radick, 65, was charged in Dawson County with intent to distribute, possession of more than a pound and no drug tax stamp, and held on $150,000 bond.
🇺🇸 Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska · Nebraska, United States
Thomas Radick, 65, of Chicago, was charged in Dawson County District Court with
possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of more than a
pound of marijuana and having no drug tax stamp after a traffic stop on
Interstate 80 near Lexington.[1]A Nebraska State Patrol trooper stopped
Radick’s white 2024 Dodge pickup, which was pulling a U-Haul trailer, at about
12:30 p.m. on 14 March 2026 because a bracket was covering its license plate.[1]Radick pulled into a McDonald’s parking lot in Lexington, where the trooper
reported smelling marijuana coming from the vehicle and searched it.[1]
The search found approximately 310 pounds of marijuana in 16 large black trash
bags, plus another 10 grams in the cab of the pickup.[1]Radick was arrested
and booked into the Dawson County Jail.[1]His bond was set at $150,000, of
which he would have to post 10 percent to be released.[1]He was due back in
court at 11 a.m. on 31 March.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
140.71 kg
Agency
Nebraska State Patrol
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (140.71 kg)
Activity
Possession, Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Charges
possession of marijuana with intent to distribute; possession of more than a pound of marijuana; no drug tax stamp
Case stage
Charged
Region
Dawson County, Nebraska
Sources
NTV News (KHGI)nebraska.tvChicago man charged after I-80 NE traffic stop finds hundreds of pounds of marijuana
Open questions the AI reported
Only one accessible source, NTV News, reported this stop; no Nebraska State Patrol statement or other outlet account could be opened.
The 310-pound weight is the approximate figure given in the arrest affidavit; no laboratory weight was published, and 310 pounds converts to about 140.7 kg.
No street value for the marijuana was published.
No court outcome after the 31 March 2026 hearing was reported, so whether the charges were filed as felonies or their disposition is unknown.
The article links a photo of Thomas Arthur Radick, not of the marijuana or the stop, so no event media is listed.
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