Thirty-year-old given chance for turnaround

A 30-year-old O’Neill resident has been given the opportunity to have his year-old case transferred to drug court.

Mykel J. Brown withdrew his not guilty pleas to three Class 3A felony counts committed Oct. 7, 2020, possession of controlled substances - concentrated THC, methamphetamine and cocaine. He appeared before the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on Nov. 8.

Pursuant to a plea agreement reached with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly, Brown entered guilty pleas to the three counts and Kelly referred the case to North Central Problem Solving Court. In...