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Judge grants continuance in Antelope County felony case
The Honorable Donna Taylor granted continuance in two felony cases when she presided from the Antelope County court bench in Neligh last Wednesday. Jessy L Dirks, 30, of Elgin appeared for further...
Orchard man sentenced in Holt County Court
Frank G. Meyer, 65, of Orchard appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick, in the Holt County courtroom June 14 for sentencing on four counts committed Feb. 25. Burdick sentenced Meyer to seven...
Ewing woman charged with four felonies after alleged arson attempt
A 40-year-old Ewing woman, who is accused of pouring gasoline on the door of a home that was occupied by six children last month, appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County...
Boys Town placement ordered for juvenile who admitted break-ins
A juvenile male, one of four individuals charged in break-ins at the Fit Stop and the Neligh Vape Shop during the early morning hours of March 21, appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor for...
Osmond man appears in county court for Royal gas drive-off
Aaron C. Poellot, 38, of Osmond, who is accused in a May 2 gas drive-off from Royal One Stop, faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on June 1 for arraignment on...
Colorado woman put on probation of drug possession
The Honorable Mark Johnson sentenced two defendants last week when he presided from the bench in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh. Casandra L. Howell, 38, of Trinidad, Colorado, was...
Eighteen-year-old found competent to stand trial
An inmate at the Antelope County Jail, who was recently evaluated by a mental health professional, has been found competent to stand trial. Steven H. Habegger, 18, appeared in Antelope County...
Three Antelope County district court defendants accept plea deals
The Honorable Mark Johnson found three defendants guilty, when he presided over Antelope County district court Wednesday, May 25, in Neligh. Andrew F. Sternberg, 32, of Creighton faced Johnson for...
O'Neill man sentenced to 90 days in jail
Brett J. Ohde, 34, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Mark Kozisec on May 23 for sentencing in the Holt County district court in O’Neill. Ohde was sentenced to serve 90 days in the Holt County Jail,...
Judge orders jail for driver in January Elkhorn River crash
Xavier W. Hobbs, 20, of Ewing appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor last Wednesday, May 18, in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh. He was set for pretrial hearing on two counts, Count...
Las Vegas man arrested, arraigned, sentenced in five-year-old Holt County court case
David A. Leiding, 36, of Las Vegas, Nevada (resided in Lincoln at time of arrest), appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last Tuesday, May 17, on a...
Neligh man appears in county court, accused of violating probation
Pepper W. Marchant, 23, of Neligh faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom May 18 for a violation of probation hearing and a request to waive an upcoming jail sanction....
Previous conviction amps bad check charges to felonies
Michael R. Braband, 27, of Elgin appeared in Antelope County court in Neligh on May 18. He is charged with five felony counts of issuing bad checks in 2021. Braband requested continuance to consult...
Seven young adults fined for possessing alcohol
Seven 18- to 20-year-old defendants and a 17-year-old juvenile appeared in the Antelope County courtroom Wednesday, May 18, on charges of possession of alcoholic beverages by minors. The adult...
Osmond man charged in Royal gas theft
A warrant was issued earlier this month for an Osmond man suspected in a May 2 gas drive off at Royal One Stop. The warrant, signed by Antelope County court judge Donna Taylor, orders the arrest of...
Mississippi man bags costly turkey in Holt County
William H. Allen, 71, of Clarksdale, Mississippi, filed a waiver of appearance in Holt County court last week for shooting a turkey that was on private property, from the roadway, an offense that...
Judge reinstates $100,000 bond for O'Neill man
Tyler C. Bain, 39, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Tuesday, May 3, for bond hearings in two county court cases. Bain was repre...
Former O'Neill resident sentenced to 50 months in prison
Campbell was represented by Ronald Temple of Norfolk. Crystal J. Diedrich, 35, of Grand Island, waived her right to counsel, pleaded no contest and was found guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, operating...
District court judge orders competency evaluation
Presiding from the bench in the Antelope County District Court in Neligh on April 27, the Honorable Mark Johnson sustained a motion by public defender Pat Carney, calling for examination and evaluatio...
Judge arraigns nine in Antelope County district court
The Honorable Mark Johnson presided over the arraignment of several defendants Wednesday, April 27, in the Antelope County district court in Neligh, including three teenagers charged in connection wit...
Elgin man sentenced to prison for assault on co-worker
Brian G. Tibbens, 51, of Elgin, appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, April 27, for a restitution hearing and sentencing...
Antelope County felony cases bound over to district court
Andrew F. Sternberg, 32, of Creighton faced the Honorable Donna Taylor, on Wednesday, April 20, in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on a Class 2A felony, theft by unlawful taking, more than $5,...
Neligh man faces judge on felony assault of police officer charge
The Honorable Donna Taylor presided over arraignment of several defendants in the Antelope County court in Neligh on April 20. Richard C. Jelich Jr., 27, of Neligh faced Taylor on five counts alleged...
O'Neill man bound over on meth charge
Michael J. Long, 32, of O’Neill waived his right to preliminary hearing when he faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last week and was bound over to the Holt...
Domestic abuse cases result in lengthy probation, incarceration
Randy J. Aime, 57, of O’Neill was placed on probation for five years for third-degree domestic assault, subsequent offense, a Class 3A felony, committed Oct. 17, 2021. Aime was sentenced Monday,...