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Donneceia McFarland, 34, of Oakdale faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom last Wednesday, April 7, for alleged second-degree forgery, $500-$1,500. McFarland requested court-appointed counsel. After holding an indigency hearing, Taylor appointed Antelope County public defender Melissa Figueroa. Further arraignment on the Class 1 misdemeanor, alleged Dec. 14, 2020, is set May 19. The complaint, filed by Antelope County attorney Joe Abler, alleged the Class 1 misdemeanor occurred Dec. 14, 2020, and referenced a bill of...
A child abuse charge was recently dropped against a Plainview man after he met terms of an agreement between his attorney and the Antelope County prosecutor. Christopher L. Beltz, 33, had pleaded not guilty in November 2020, to allegations he committed child abuse, negligently, on Aug. 17, 2020. A motion to continue his pretrial hearing, filed by his attorney, James Walz of Omaha, to allow time for completion of a parenting class, was sustained by the Honorable Donna Taylor in January. The charge was dismissed by Antelope County attorney Joe...
A one-mile stretch of 841 Road, between 510 and 511 avenues, located in the southwest part of the county, has been officially closed. A resolution for the road closure was finalized during the Antelope County Commissioners' March 9 meeting, during follow-up discussion after a March 2 public hearing. The stretch of road sits east of the Antelope County - Wheeler County line, within Invenergy's Thunderhead wind project and allows access to driveways for two wind towers and a powerline, in...
Ervin J. Mast, 33, of Ewing was set for a pretrial hearing in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last week on four counts alleged Nov. 27, 2020, Count I, driving under the influence, .15 grams or more, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor; Count II, no proof of financial responsibility, a Class 2 misdemeanor; Count III, no valid registration, a Class 3 misdemeanor; and Count IV, possession of an open alcohol container, an infraction. Antelope County attorney Joe Abler filed an amended complaint March 17, reducing Count I to careless drivin...
Charges have been dropped, at least for the time being, against the second of two men arrested for theft of a vehicle that was recovered near Clearwater last fall. Christopher J. Alexander, 23, of Omaha was scheduled to appear for pretrial hearing on the felony count in Antelope County district court last Wednesday, Feb. 24, but the charge was dismissed, without prejudice, by Antelope County attorney Joe Abler on Feb. 22. Bond in the amount of $10,000, 10% cash, filed Oct. 21, 2020, was released. Alexander, who was set for jury trial March 15,...
Donneceia D. McFarland, 34, of Oakdale appeared before the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Feb. 17, for pretrial hearing on a Class 1 misdemeanor count alleged Nov. 8, third-degree assault. Pursuant to a plea deal, McFarland changed her not guilty plea to guilty. In return, Antelope County prosecutor Joe Abler agreed to file no additional charges related to the incident and to recommend a fine only at sentencing. Sentencing is set March 17. McFarland is represented by Antelope County public defe...
An Elgin man was bound over to Antelope County district court on felony charges, by the Honorable Donna Taylor, when she presided from the bench in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Feb. 17. Travis D. Mace, 35, faced Taylor for further arraignment in two related cases, including possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, a Class 3 felony, and possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), a Class 4 felony, both alleged Jan. 30 in Neligh. Mace, represented by public defender Melissa Figueroa of Norfolk,...
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...
The Honorable Donna Taylor, presiding from the bench in the Antelope County court last week, set sentencing dates for several defendants, who admitted criminal allegations. Robert J. Evans, 41, of Elgin pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to one count of violating a harassment protection order, a Class 2 misdemeanor committed Dec. 12. In return, Antelope County attorney Joe Abler dismissed two additional counts of violating the protection order and agreed to recommend a fine only at...
Wesley D. Hattula, 21, formerly of Oakdale, who had spent the previous nine plus months locked up in the Antelope County Jail on a $100,000, 10% cash bond, faced the Honorable Mark Kozisek for sentencing on two felonies last Wednesday. Johnson sentenced Hattula, to a term of not more than 16 years, nor less than 10 years, in a facility under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, on Count I, incest with person under 18, a Class 2A felony, giving him credit for 279 days previously served. On Count III, possession o...
A Texas couple, accused in the theft of a pickup and camper, recently had their Antelope County charges dismissed. Antelope County attorney Joe Abler told the Advocate, on Monday morning, “Local Antelope County charges against Rodney Anderson and Lauren Lucas were dismissed last week, after my office was contacted and informed by the Scotts Bluff County attorney’s office that felony charges and warrants for theft of the same motor vehicle had been filed in that jurisdiction. As far as the alleged felony theft of a camper from a business in Hol...
Sergio Martinez, 33, of Clearwater faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Wednesday, Jan 20, for further arraignment on two counts, Count I, driving under suspension/before reinstated, a Class 3 misdemeanor committed July 15, 2020; and Count II, no operator’s license, also a Class 3 misdemeanor. Martinez pleaded guilty to Count I, pursuant to a plea agreement with county prosecutor Joe Abler. In return, Abler dismissed Count II, agreed to file no additional charges in the case and recommended a fine and s...
An Antelope County district court case was adjudicated in the judge’s chambers at the Madison County Courthouse last week. Eliud A. Herara-Cuevas, 21, of San Bernardino, California, his court appointed attorney, Pat Carney, and Antelope County prosecutor Joe Abler appeared before the Honorable Mark Johnson, via teleconference, for the pretrial hearing Jan. 5. A plea agreement was announced, with Count I, theft by receiving stolen property, a Class 4 felony, dismissed by Abler, without prejudice, along with a recommendation for a sentence of t...
The Honorable Donna Taylor ruled on several arrest warrants, for defendants who failed to appear in court, when she presided from the bench in the Antelope County Courthouse in Neligh last week. Edward D. Lundstrom, 63, of Stanton failed to appear Jan. 5, for the second time, for arraignment on a count of second-degree criminal trespass, a Class 3 misdemeanor alleged Nov. 18. Taylor directed County attorney Joe Abler may file a motion for order of a warrant. Angela R. Flores, 42, of Neligh failed to appear on a misdemeanor Neligh nuisance...
Michael R. Hernandez, 28, of Clearwater faced the Honorable Donna Taylor for arraignment on a Class 3 misdemeanor count of disturbing the peace. Hernandez, who waived his right to counsel, pleaded guilty and was fined $500, along with one day previously served in the Antelope County Jail and assessed $50 costs of prosecution. Antelope County officers were called to Hernandez residence in Clearwater the night of Dec. 11, on reports he had broken a window, was yelling and scaring children at the residence, with no physical abuse occurring. He...
Jefferey C. Voborny, 58, of Neligh faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Dec. 16, for sentencing. Voborny pleaded guilty Nov. 4, after reaching a plea deal with Antelope County attorney Joe Abler, to Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, 0.15 or more, second offense, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and no contest to Count II, leaving the scene of a property-damage accident, a Class 2 misdemeanor, both committed Sept. 3. In return, Abler dismissed an infraction count of failure to yield...
The Honorable Donna Taylor presided from the bench in the Antelope County courtroom last Wednesday, while the state of Nebraska was represented by Pierce County attorney Ted Lohberg, on behalf of Antelope County attorney Joe Abler. A 27-year-old Wayne man appeared in a 2013 case. Johnathon Crocker was convicted in June 2013 of writing four bad checks, Class 2 misdemeanors, fined $50 for each and restitution, along with a six-month term of probation. A motion to revoke probation was filed in August 2013 and when Crocker failed to appear at a...
A Neligh man, who had one of his five counts amended to a felony last month, sees charge returned to a misdemeanor. Pepper W. Marchant, 22, again entered not guilty pleas to five counts alleged Sept. 26 in Neligh, when he met the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom last Wednesday, Dec. 2. Marchant was scheduled for pretrial hearing on five counts last month, having previously pleaded not guilty to each of the Class 1 misdemeanors, including assaulting a public safety officer with body fluid; two counts of third-degree...
The Honorable Donna Taylor resentenced a Ewing man, whose probation was revoked after he admitted violating its terms, last Wednesday in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh. Shawn N. Stenka, 37, was sentenced to serve 30 days in the Antelope County Jail, with credit for two days previously served. Taylor revoked his driver’s license for one year, giving him credit for 365 days suspension. Stenka was placed on a 12-month term of probation Nov. 20, 2019, for a conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol. He admitted violations, i...
An Orchard man appeared for arraignment in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Nov. 18, facing charges in two separate cases. Andrew J. Clifton, 52, is charged with disturbing the peace, a Class 3 misdemeanor, that is alleged Oct. 27, at his parents’ home in Orchard. According to a probable-cause affidavit filed by Antelope County sheriff Bob Moore, that requested a warrant for Clifton’s arrest, a 911 was received, reporting threatening delusional behavior by the defendant. A warrant for Clifton’s arrest, signed by the Honor...
Antelope County’s annual audit report was released by the Nebraska auditor of public accounts office early this month. Auditors once again advised segregation of duties for the county, overall. The NPA recommended officials weigh the cost to hire additional personnel against the benefit of segregating duties. Drafts of the report outlining auditors’ findings were provided to county officials to review, giving them an opportunity to respond, according to a letter, dated Nov. 2, from Deann Haeffner, assistant deputy auditor. Only one issue ide...
A Texas man pleaded guilty last week, by waiver, and paid $200 in fines and costs to the Antelope County court, for 2016 offenses. Daniel G. Sanchez, 31, of Brownsville, Texas, was cited in Clearwater by an Antelope County deputy in September 2016 for no proof of financial responsibility, a Class 2 misdemeanor; no operator’s license, a Class 3 misdemeanor; and speeding, 10 miles per hour over the posted limit, an infraction. He was given a court date of Oct. 5, 2016, which he failed to keep. A warrant was issued for his arrest and was r...
Two defendants arrested near Clearwater on Sept. 29, accused of theft by receiving stolen property, $1,500-$4,999, related to a stolen Suburban, had their bonds reduced by the Honorable Donna Taylor last week They waived their rights to preliminary hearings when they faced Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom and were bound over to Antelope County district court. Both were set for district court arraignment Oct. 28. Christopher J. Alexander, 22, of Omaha, was accompanied by his court-appointed attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh. Klein asked...
Antelope County court proceedings got off to a late start last Wednesday, Oct. 21, due to the county prosecutor being involved in a Nebraska Tax Equalization and Review hearing, remotely, with other county officials. Once county attorney Joe Abler arrived in the courtroom, the Honorable Donna Taylor and the court staff worked through a lengthy docket in short order, finishing with criminal cases by about 11 a.m. Fernando J. Hernandez, 36, of Fremont faced Taylor with his attorney, Dennis Morland of Norfolk, for further arraignment of a Class W...
A South Carolina man who has been jailed in Nebraska since last December, was sentenced to serve not less than four, nor more than eight years in a facility under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Corrections for a crime committed in Antelope County. Accompanied by public defender Melissa Figueroa of Norfolk, Robert Wagle was handed the sentence in the Antelope County district courtroom Sept. 30 by the Honorable Mark Johnson. In an allocution statement, Figueroa told Johnson her client thought the vehicle belonged to his employer,...
