Two defendants waived their rights to preliminary hearings in the Antelope County Court last Wednesday, Feb. 3, and were bound over to Antelope County district court by the Honorable Donna Taylor.

Mason R. Siems, 21, of Tilden is charged with two Class 1D felony counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, alleged Nov. 21, 2020. He is set for arraignment in district court Feb. 24.

Taylor set bond at $10,000, personal recognizance.

Siems is represented by Antelope County public defender Melissa Figueroa.

Gregory W. Mott, 53, of Tilden appeared on two counts alleged Dec. 19, 2020, in Tilden, terroristic threats, a Class 3A felony, and domestic assault, intentional, cause body injury, a Class 1 misdemeanor.

He is also set for arraignment in district court Feb. 24. Bond, in the amount of $10,000, 10% cash, filed Dec. 21, is continued, including a condition for no contact with alleged victim, direct nor indirect. He is represented by Figueroa.

Chad J. Schwager, 32, of Royal was granted continuance of pretrial hearing by Taylor. Schwager did not appear, but attorney Ronald Temple of Norfolk, who appeared on his behalf, withdrew a motion to suppress that he had filed Jan. 7. The motion claimed Schwager's fourth-amendment rights had been violated, stating "specifically, defendant was seized by law enforcement without any traffic violation, reasonable suspicion or probable cause."

Antelope County Attorney Joe Abler filed an amended complaint Jan. 27. Originally charged with a Class W misdemeanor, driving under the influence of alcohol, Schwager faced two infraction counts, careless driving and possession of an open alcohol container, according to the amended complaint.

Taylor set pretrial for March 3, with bond posted Dec. 6, 2020, in the amount of $1,500, 10%, continued.

On Feb. 5, Schwager submitted a guilty plea, by waiver, and paid fines of $100 on the careless driving count, $50 on the open container count and $49 costs, resolving the case.

According to a probable-cause affidavit, Nebraska Game and Parks officers were conducting a spotlighting detail Dec. 5, 2020, when a pilot allegedly observed the headlights of Schwager's vehicle shining into open fields on both sides of a county road about two miles north of Orchard. According to the affidavit, an investigative stop by an officer on the ground revealed the odor of alcohol emitting from Schwager, who was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. He was placed under arrest after he allegedly failed a field sobriety test and a preliminary breath test.

Marcus J. Sehi, 33, of Battle Creek pleaded guilty, by waiver, to a count of hunting without a permit. He was fined $150, assessed liquidated damages of $2,000 and $49 costs.

Sehi was cited by a Nebraska Game and Parks officer Jan. 9, for shooting a deer with a muzzle loader, three miles north and one mile west of Neligh.