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 By Sandy Schroth    News    March 13, 2024 

Holt County judge orders probation for drug, alcohol DUIs

Michelle J. Brigance, 42, of Atkinson appeared in the Holt County courtroom last week to be sentenced for crimes committed April 8, 2023, in O’Neill - Count I, driving under the influence of drugs, a Class W misdemeanor; Count II, refusal to...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    March 13, 2024 

New state resident learns about Nebraska laws

An Elgin man, who had moved from Arizona last fall, has learned about icy road conditions and Nebraska law regarding vehicle and driver’s licenses. Tyler S. Zawacky, 30, of Elgin appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    March 13, 2024 

Preliminary hearing continued on felony drug charge

Joaquin S. Echeverria, 28, of Brenham, Texas, (in custody) appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last week for preliminary hearing. Escheverria is accused of a Class 1 C felony, possession of more...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    March 6, 2024

Texas man charged with intent to deliver meth

Joaquin S. Echeverria, 28, of Brenham, Texas, (in custody) appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Feb. 21 for first hearing on a Class 1 C felony. Echeverria is charged with possession of more th...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    March 6, 2024

Neligh man fined for items left haphazardly in yard

Scarcely one square yard of a Neligh property was not covered by accumulated junk, trash, and debris, according to an Antelope County judge. The Honorable Donna Taylor, on Feb. 26, reached a verdict in a Neligh nuisance case. Kipp V. Polston, 46, of...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    March 6, 2024

Bond conditions include orders to reside at Norfolk mission

Two defendants, who were recently arrested on warrants issued Feb. 1, appeared in front of the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday morning. Harley J. Snyder, 21, last known address, Lincoln, and...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    March 6, 2024

Multiple DUI conviction results in one-year jail sentence

Jake A. Winterburn, 42, of Meadow Grove has been sentenced to one year in the Holt County Jail in O’Neill for third-offense driving under the influence of alcohol. Winterburn appeared for sentencing in front of the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the...

 

Albion man fined for assault, prompt payment nets $500 credit

Kristopher Dorrie, 39, of Albion appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Feb. 21, on a third-degree assault charge. Dorrie pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement with Antelope...

 

Two jury trials set for Oakdale man

Two separate jury trials have been set for an Oakdale man accused of driving during revocation/suspension and other crimes in September 2023 and in January. Shane Sleister, 49, of Oakdale (in custody), appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor...

 

O'Neill woman sentence includes $1,000 fine, jail time

Sydney M. Abbott, 31, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Feb. 20, for sentencing on three crimes committed Aug. 15, 2023, in O’Neill, Count I, driving under the influence of...

 

Auburn man imprisoned for running over Atkinson police officer

An Auburn man will spend at least the next three years in prison after hitting and injuring an Atkinson police officer in May 2023. Jacob L. McVay, 23, of Auburn faced the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on M...

 

Sexual assault of a child charge dropped in plea deal

A 39-year-old O’Neill man accepted a plea bargain last week that included Holt County attorney Brent Kelly dropping three of four felony charges. Ronald M. Allision faced the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill...

 

O'Neill man sentenced to county jail for MIP, possession THC

Jose A. Trejo Jr., 19, of O’Neill appeared in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Feb. 13 on two cases. In the first, he had previously pleaded guilty and was fined $300 for possession of marijuana and $100 for possession of drug...

 

Tilden man ordered to spend 30 days in jail for domestic abuse

The Honorable Donna Taylor handed sentences down from the county court bench in Neligh last Wednesday, Feb.7. Joe Hurd served as prosecutor in the absence of Antelope County attorney Joe Smith. Kegan J. McAllister, 19, of Tilden faced Taylor for...

 

Man accused of passing counterfeit bill waives attorney

A Petersburg man accused of passing a counterfeit $100 bill last fall doesn’t want a lawyer but wants his bond modified. Thomas R. Miller, 54, had waived his right to counsel at his first court appearance last month and was denied a request for a...

 

Sentencing postponed after new case filed in adjacent county

The Honorable Donna Taylor presided over Antelope County court at the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Feb. 7. Handling prosecutor duties in the absence of Antelope County attorney Joe Smith was Joe Hurd, special deputy county attorney. Denis...

 

Domestic incident leads to fines

A domestic incident last October in O’Neill has cost each of the participants $550, after they faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last Tuesday, Feb. 6, on criminal charges. Deals with Holt County attorney...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    February 7, 2024

Offenders admit wrongdoing

Several defendants either admitted to committing crimes or allowed themselves to be found guilty by pleading no contest when they faced the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Jan. 31, Plea bargain...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    February 7, 2024

Oakdale man takes plea deal on holiday joy ride charges

A one-day bench trial scheduled for Monday in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh did not occur, due to an 11th hour plea deal. Rider C. Short, 23, of Oakdale appeared with his attorney, Frederick Bartell of Norfolk, facing charges...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    February 7, 2024

Homeless woman expects to be sentenced to time served

Cassandra Howell, who was in the custody of Antelope County sheriff Bob Moore, admitted violating terms of her probation when she faced the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Jan. 31. She also adm...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    January 25, 2024

Ewing man sentenced to four to five years in prison

Ryan Brummels, 23, of Ewing appeared in front of the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last Friday, Jan. 19, to be sentenced for first-degree sexual assault of a minor, a Class 2 felony committed Dec. 26, 2022....

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    January 25, 2024

Elgin man bound over to district court on felony DUR charge

Rowdy L. Burke, 52, of Elgin faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday on a felony charge of driving under revocation, alleged Nov. 14, 2023, in Elgin. Represented by Martin Klein of Neligh, Burke...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    January 25, 2024

Agreement reached in five-year-old case

Jeffrey A. Reinke, 35, of Omaha faced the Honorable Donna Taylor last Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh, in a five-year-old case. He was charged with Count I, leave accident, fail to furnish information, a Class 2...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    January 18, 2024

O'Neill man gets two years, 95 days in prison

A 35-year-old O’Neill man, accused in several county court cases, resolved them along with his resentencing in a Holt County district court felony case, when he faced two judges in the county courtrooms in O’Neill last week. The Honorable Mark...

 
 By Sandy Schroth    News    January 18, 2024

Chambers man sentenced for third DUI

Alex T. Berglund, 32, of Chambers faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Jan. 2, to be sentenced on his conviction of DUI, third offense. Berglund pleaded no contest in November 2023, per terms of a plea agreeme...

 

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