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Orchard woman sentenced for flight in stolen car
The Honorable James Kube, presided from the bench in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh on Nov. 29. Morgan K. Anson, 25, appeared for sentencing on three crimes committed Dec. 9, 2022, Count I, theft by receiving stolen property valued...
Holt County judge hands down sentences
Jerry F. Homolka Jr., 57, of Chambers faced the Honorable Kale Burdick on Nov. 14, in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill, for sentencing on a count of driving under the influence of alcohol, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor. Burdick find him...
Atkinson man sentenced to jail in two cases
An Atkinson man was recently sentenced to a total of 28 days in the Holt County Jail when he was sentenced in two separate cases, one for trespassing after a plan to steal electronics was interrupted and one for driving under the influence of...
Antelope County district court judge grants continuances
Rider C. Short, 23, in front of the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh on Nov. 29, alongside his attorney, Fred Bartell of Norfolk. Short was set for pretrial hearing on Count I, operating a motor vehicle to...
Norfolk men sentenced in Antelope County court
Richard C. Jelich Jr., 28, of Norfolk appeared in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Nov. 15, alongside Antelope County public defender Pat Carney, for sentencing on a count of third-degree assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor committed June 14 at...
Felony cases bound over to Holt County district court
Jennifer L. Nekolite, 46, of O’Neill had one of four cases heard in the Holt County court last Monday, Nov. 20, bound over to the Holt County district court. Nekolite waived her right to a preliminary hearing on a charge of possession of a...
Antelope County arraignment hearings continued
The Honorable Donna Taylor, presiding from the Antelope County court bench in Neligh on Nov. 15, continued arraignment or further arraignment procedures for several defendants. Denis F. Kerkman, 90, of Tilden appeared for further arraignment on a...
Local judge gives Omaha man more time to pay fine
Austin Bertschinger, 30, of Omaha appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Nov. 15, to explain why he hadn’t paid a fine and costs ordered Aug. 2, for a December 2022 crime. He said he had lost...
Felony charge dropped in plea deal Burglary plan interrupted by 16-year-old resident
Gerald C. Strackbein, 32, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick on Nov. 7, in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill, for sentencing on a count of first-degree criminal trespassing. Burdick sentenced Strackbein to a 12-month...
Judge issues warrant for Oklahoma man
The Honorable Mark Kozisec, on Nov. 6, in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill, signed a warrant for the arrest of Jeffrey F. Kale, 31, of Yukon, Oklahoma. Kozisec ordered a new bond of $10,000, 10% cash. Kale had not personally appeared...
Spalding man bound over to district court
Timothy A. Seger, 59, of Spalding, on Nov. 1, signed a written waiver to his right to preliminary hearing on a Class 4 felony charge, possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, alleged April 20. The Honorable Kale Burdick accepted the...
Child abuse case go to drug court
A 29-year-old O’Neill woman has been given the opportunity to resolve her felony case through the North Central Problem Solving Court. Paige X. Williams appeared in Holt County district court Oct. 30, facing the Honorable Mark Kozisek on a Class...
January jury trial set for Atkinson man accused of sexually assaulting 13-year-old
A jury trial is set for the first week of January 2024 for an Atkinson man accused of committing a dozen crimes against a 13-year-old victim in 2022. Travis L. Frickel, 41, of Atkinson faced the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district...
Sentencing continued for Neligh woman
Sentencing for Danelle Charf is continued, on a defense motion, to Nov. 20, at 1:30 p.m. Charf is set to appear before Chief Judge Robert F. Rossiter Jr. in Courtroom 4, Roman L. Hruska Federal Courthouse, 111 South 18th Plaza, Omaha. Rossiter...
Clearwater man has charge dropped
A charge against a Clearwater man was dismissed by Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith on Oct. 25. Zane Herley, 23, of Clearwater, was set for pretrial hearing Nov. 1 and trial Nov. 17 in the Antelope County court, on a charge of contributing to the...
Neligh woman reconsiders delay in starting jail sentence
A Neligh couple, whose June 29 argument became physical, were each sentenced to seven days in jail for counts of third-degree assault, by mutual consent. Plea agreements had been negotiated with Antelope County attorney Joe Smith by the respective...
Bound over to Antelope County district court on felony charges
Two defendants waived their rights to preliminary hearings when they appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Nov. 1. Max S. Kerkman, 34, of Oakdale appeared with his lawyer, Brad Montag of...
Ewing man pleads guilty to first-degree sexual assault
Ryan Brummels, 22, of Ewing, changed his plea to guilty to first-degree sexual assault when he appeared in front of the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last week. Brummels, who is represented by Frederick...
Ewing woman bound over to Holt County district court
Jessica J. Snyder, 41, of Ewing, who is charged with a Class 3 felony count of making terroristic threats, is scheduled for arraignment in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on Nov. 6. After initially requesting a preliminary hearing to...
Judge orders arrest of man who failed to appear in court
Jay L. Herrera, 22, of Vermillion, South Dakota, failed to appear in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last week for a pretrial hearing on a charge of making terroristic threats, a Class 3 felony alleged June 7 in Neligh. His...
Two sentenced to probation on assault convictions
The Honorable James Kube handed two defendants, who had been convicted of two misdemeanor counts apiece after accepting plea deals in August, concurrent 18-month probation sentences during the Oct. 25 session of Antelope County district court at the...
Stuart men imprisoned
Two Stuart men received prison sentences for crimes committed in 2020, 2021 and 2022, when they appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill, on Oct. 16. Jacob J. Dobias, 34, was sentenced to not...
Felony cases bound over to Holt County district court
Presiding from the bench in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Oct. 10, the Honorable Kale Burdick bound two individuals over to the Holt County district court on felony charges. Cody L. Kizzire, 38, of O’Neill waived his right to...
Holt County judge sends three men to state prison
The Honorable Mark Kozisec handed down prison sentences during the Sept. 27 Holt County district court session at the courthouse in O’Neill. Jairo R. Welsh Sr., 30 of Scottsbluff was sentenced to serve three years in a facility under the...
Atkinson man sentenced for soliciting prostitution
Jerry D. Beall Jr., 20, of Atkinson was sentenced Oct. 2 by the Honorable Mark Kozisec, in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill, for a crime committed in September 2022. On the charge of soliciting prostitution, under 18, Beall was...