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South Dakota men sentenced to prison, ACJ
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...
Teen made 'very bad decisions,' sent to prison
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...
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 Mon...
I like the idea of the Legislature running the state prison system
Omaha Senator Justin Wayne, chair of the Judiciary Committee, has offered a bill that would put Nebraska's Legislature in charge of the state's prison system, which is currently under the purview of t...
One small step for prison reform in the face of new prison construction
So, this is prison reform? At this point, it's something and we'll cling to every little bit of it while the Republican majority anticipates the building of a new prison, which will do little, if anyt...
State budget drags forward
With less than two weeks left in the session, the 108th Legislature is dragging an overburdened $12.975 billion budget to the finish line. Passing the budget is the only thing lawmakers are...
Education Future Fund included in governor's budget
This week saw the Legislature debate the mainline state budget. The latest projections from the Economic Forecasting Board lowered revenue projections for the current fiscal year by $80 million to $6....
Legislature moves toward building a prison, caution remains
The Legislature's Appropriations Committee has signed off on providing the funds to build a $366 million prison in the Lincoln-Omaha area just as the Department of Corrections brings on a new...
O'Neill man to see two years in prison, consecutive to time for crimes in four other counties
Dennis J. Nekolite Jr., 33, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Kozisec to be sentenced for his conviction of 13 crimes committed between May 26 and July 27, 2022, including five felonies, six misdemeanors and two infractions. N...
O'Neill man sentenced to five to 10 years in prison
Noe A. Macias, 34, of O’Neill will spend at least the next three and one-half years in prison. He appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill last week for sentencing on Count I, a Class 1D fel...
Partisanship on the line, urban-rural divide too?
There’s been a lot of talk about preserving the officially nonpartisan nature of the Nebraska Legislature. But there is another issue, occasionally discussed with similar zeal in years past, that’s creeping up again. (Gasp!) It’s the urban-rural spli...
Orchard man goes to prison for intended sale of meth
Justin M. Golter of Orchard will spend at least four years in prison for a crime committed more than two years ago. Golter, 47, faced the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh on Nov. 30, for sentencing. Golter...
O'Neill man to spend up to 40 years in prison for death of son
A 23-year-old O'Neill man was sentenced, Nov. 21, to decades in prison for causing the death of his 13-month-old son in July 2021. John T. Applegarth was sentenced by the Honorable Mark Kozisec, in...
O'Neill man gets three years in prison for 2021 felony DUI
Joshua J. Speth, 39, of O’Neill was sentenced Oct. 24 by the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district court in O’Neill on four counts committed July 9, 2021. Kozisec sentenced Speth to 36 months in a facility under the jurisdiction of the...
New Mexico resident fined for 2014 crime
Sammie M. Diaz, 43, of Clovis, New Mexico, appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh on Oct. 26, for sentencing on a 2014 theft charge. Antelope County prosecutor Joe Abler joined a probation...
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 pretrial hearing on two Class 2A felony counts,...
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 on a Class 2A felony, first-degree assault....
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, April 11, by the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt C...
Prison leaders wrote a bill to release prisoners earlier.
In 2011, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services wrote a bill that would allow well-behaved prisoners the chance to shorten their time behind bars. Eleven years later, that same department is applying the resulting law in a way neither the...
Stuart man gets two 24-month prison sentences
Kyle R. Boettcher, 33, of Stuart appeared before the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom Dec. 27, for sentencing on two Class 4 felonies. Kozisek sentenced Boettcher to 24 months in a facility under the jurisdiction of the...
O'Neill man goes to prison for reduced count of child abuse
Gerardo Jimenez-Jimenez, 25, of O’Neill was sentenced by the Honorable Mark Kozisek, in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill, on Monday for his conviction of two Class 3A felony counts of intentional child abuse. He was sentenced to 30 mon...
Two incarcerated men receive additional prison sentences
Two men were sentenced to prison by the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on Monday – melded to prison terms they were already serving. Kozisek sentenced Joshua A Boettcher, 29, of Stuart to 12 months in the Nebr...
O'Neill men setenced for gun, drug charges
SANDY SCHROTH sschroth@ summerlandadvocate.com Three O'Neill residents were sentenced by the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O'Neill last Monday, April 12. Fifty-four-year-old Andrew F. Clark was sentenced to not less...
State revenue growth estimated at 3 percent
The Appropriations Committee advanced their finalized recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 and 2022-23 biennial budget to the full Legislature. First-round debate took place this past week and all bills were advanced unanimously except LB383,...
Legislative round-up: Marijuana bills
Madeleine Grant and Brooke Wrage Nebraska News Service LINCOLN--Nebraska lawmakers continue to push for marijuana legislation this session. On Feb. 19, the Nebraska Legislature Judiciary Committee heard six bills relating to the legalization and...
