Neligh man sentenced to probation for assault conviction

James A. Brady, 69, of Neligh faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on May 1 to be sentenced for third-degree assault.

Antelope County attorney Joe Smith recommended probation, pursuant to conditions of a plea agreement. He said issues with alcohol and violence had been addressed.

Brady’s attorney, Joel Carlson of Norfolk, told Taylor that his client disagreed with a statement in the presentence investigation report, regarding throwing a phone.

“He didn’t think it hit them,” the attorney said. “The good news – he’s out of the home, he’s doing his job – (he...