Arraignment postponed for man who fails drug test

Three defendants, who had previously waived their rights to preliminary hearings in county court, were set for arraignment in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh, last week, by the Honorable James Kube.

Two entered pleas and had pretrial hearings set while a third had his arraignment delayed after he tested positive for THC.

Jay L. Herrera, 22, of Vermillion, South Dakota, appeared in front of Kube on a Class 3A felony, terroristic threats, alleged June 7 in Neligh. However, after arraignment proceedings began, Antelope County attorney Joe Smith requested the defendant be tested f...