Timothy J. Johnson, 48, Stuart, waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the Holt County district court when he appeared in the Holt County courtroom, in O’Neill on March 19. He is set for arraignment in the district c...

James L. Palik, 23, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on April 9, for sentencing on nine counts committed Dec. 7, 2023. Burdick sentenced Palik to a 12-month term of probation for attempted pos...

Andrew F. Clark, 57, of O’Neill was sentenced by the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on April 2, for crimes included in two cases. He was sentenced to consecutive 30-day sentences in the Holt County Jail for cri...

A plea agreement was initiated in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last week, prior to a Beatrice man’s arraignment on March 28 charges. Christopher A. Palmer, 29, pleaded guilty to Count I as charged, obstruct a peace officer, a Class 1 m...

Koda Fernau, 20, of Neligh was an 18-year-old Summerland High School student when he made comments on a school bus and at a Neligh workplace in September 2022, comments that resulted in his arrest on a felony terroristic threat charge. According to...

County court cases in Antelope County are routinely heard by the Honorable Donna Taylor, one of three county court judges presiding from benches in the Nebraska’s Seventh Judicial District. Last week, Taylor passed a case to one of her peers. The H...

Two defendants who are accused of absconding from post-release supervision appeared in front of the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last week. Haiden Sleister denied information to revoke his post-release...

Two South Dakota men were sentenced to prison last Wednesday, March 27, by the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom at the courthouse in Neligh. Christopher Barta, 29, Irene, was sentenced for aiding the consumption of a...

A 19-year-old O’Neill man, originally accused of committing 11 crimes last April, was sentenced to prison for five of the offenses last week in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill. The Honorable Mark Kozisec sentenced Ethan J. Peterson to...

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 1C felony, possession of more...

Sentencing on a 90-year-old Tilden man’s latest conviction of violating a harassment protection order was delayed last week after court officials discussed his felony charge in Pierce County. The Honorable Donna Taylor granted a defense request to d...

A 36-year-old O’Neill man is being held in the Holt County Jail on a $1 million bond on charges of sexual assault of a child. Michael L. Ford was ordered held without bond by the Honorable Kale Burdick when he was arrested Jan. 25. Holt County public...

A 20-year-old O’Neill man was back in the Holt County district courtroom March 11, to be resentenced for crimes committed Aug. 5, 2021, after he admitted violating probation. The Honorable Mark Kozisek revoked probation and resentenced Drake D. R...

Cody L. Kizzire, 38, of O’Neill entered no contest pleas to three charges in an amended complaint when he faced the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on March 11. Kozisec adjudged Kizzire guilty, as charged, of...

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 s...

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 C...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 H...

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 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...

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 alcoh...

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 Mon...