Man arrested in multi-county pursuit faces judge

A 34-year-old Colton, South Dakota man, who led multiple law enforcement agencies on a pursuit across northeast Nebraska last Monday, made his first appearance in the Antelope County courtroom on Wednesday.

Matthew D. Waters faced the Honorable Donna Taylor briefly on two Class 4 felony counts, attempted assault on an officer with a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest.

Waters requested court-appointed counsel. Taylor held an indigency hearing, appointed public defender Patrick Carney of Norfolk to represent him and set a preliminary hearing at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 4. Bond rem...