Offenders admit wrongdoing

Several defendants either admitted to committing crimes or allowed themselves to be found guilty by pleading no contest when they faced the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Jan. 31,

Plea bargains with Antelope County attorney Joe Smith were announced in five cases, with defendants set for sentencing March 27.

Koda Fernau, 19, of Stanton appeared with his court-appointed attorney, Ryan Stover, of Norfolk, charged with a Class 3A felony, terroristic threats, related to . He pleaded guilty to an amended count, third-degree assault (threaten...