Dustin Moheng

On the morning of December 2, 2019, a person walking their dog in Omaha, Nebraska, discovered a body in a residential yard near Ash and Weir Streets. Medics arrived just before 8 a.m. and pronounced the man deceased. Authorities identified him as Dustin Moheng, a 21-year-old White male, and the Omaha Police Department immediately launched a homicide investigation into his death.

As detectives pieced together the events, they determined that Moheng had been shot at a different location, near Norris Middle School, in a neighborhood west of 120th and Q streets. The motive appeared to be a dispute over an accusation that Moheng had stolen between $400 and $600 worth of marijuana. Prosecutors alleged that after an initial argument, Moheng was followed and shot. Believing Moheng was still alive, his attackers reportedly returned to the scene about 30 minutes later. One of them allegedly fired a second shot, which missed, telling investigators he did so "to put [Moheng] out of his misery because he was still breathing and didn't want him to suffer." Moheng’s body was later left in the yard where it was found.

The investigation led to a series of arrests within days. Davion Wallace, 19, was charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony; court documents stated he admitted to shooting Moheng. Daniel Camerlinck, 19, was initially booked for criminal homicide, but his charges were later specified as attempted murder and a weapons offense for his alleged role in the second shot. A third teen, 18-year-old Caleb Lott, was charged as an accessory to a felony. He admitted to hiding evidence, and police reportedly had video of him throwing a gun into a sewer after Camerlinck gave it to him.

Two other adults were also implicated. Beth-Anne Riskowski, who was in her mid-30s, was charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors claimed that although she was not present at the shooting, she sold the .22 revolver used in the crime to Camerlinck for $100, knowing it would be used to commit a felony. Adam Stugart, 28, was charged as an accessory, accused of helping to dispose of the murder weapon.

During initial court proceedings, Wallace and Riskowski were held without bond, while bond for Camerlinck and Lott was set at one million dollars each. Attorneys for Wallace and Camerlinck stated their clients intended to plead not guilty. The cases against Wallace, Camerlinck, and Riskowski were bound over for trial in Douglas County District Court.

In January 2020, prosecutors dismissed the accessory case against Adam Stugart. As of that month, the charges against the other defendants were proceeding through the court system.