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Shaley F. Kohl, 30, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill Aug. 8, for arraignment on two Class 2 misdemeanor counts of leaving the scene of a property-damage collision. Pursuant to a plea deal with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly, Kohl entered a guilty plea to one count with stipulation for $250 restitution to Gifford Tomkins. Kelly dismissed the second count. The agreement included a joint recommendation for probation. Burdick sentenced Kohl to an 11-month term of probation for the March 29 off...
Three defendants were sentenced by the Honorable Kale Burdick for alcohol-related crimes earlier this month in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill. Brayden D. Rabbass, 20, of Norfolk faced Burdick on Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor; Count II, minor in possession of alcohol, a Class 3 misdemeanor; Count III, disturbing the peace, a Class 3 misdemeanor; and Count IV, second-degree trespass, a Class 2 misdemeanor. Per terms of an agreement with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly, Rabbass c...
James L. Palik, 22, of O’Neill was sentenced to consecutive 30-day stents in the Holt County Jail for counts I and II, intentional domestic assault with injury to his intimate partner and an additional 30 days for Count III, domestic assault – threaten intimate partner in menacing manner. He was given credit for 22 days previously served. He was ordered to pay the court $149 costs of prosecution. All three counts are Class 1 misdemeanors, committed March 9, 2022, March 28, 2022, and May 12, 2022, to the same victim. Palik pleaded no con...
The Honorable Kale Burdick accepted written documents filed by four defendants, waiving their rights to preliminary hearings, when he presided from the county court bench in O’Neill on July 11. Burdick bound the felony cases over to the Holt County district court. All four defendants are represented by Holt County public defender Rod Smith. Tristina J. Strong, 32, of Orchard is set to be arraigned Sept. 11 in the district courtroom in O’Neill on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, alleged April 11 in Cha...
A 22-year-old Auburn man faces a 12-count arraignment in Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on June 11. Jacob L McVay recently signed a waiver to his right to preliminary hearing. Five felony counts were bound over to the district court by the Honorable Kale Burdick on June 13, with jurisdiction for misdemeanor and infraction counts waived to the district court as well. Charges include: First-degree assault on an officer, a Class 1D felony; window-tint violation, a Class 5 misdemeanor; willful reckless driving, a Class 3 misdemeanor; fol...
The Honorable Kale Burdick handed down sentences when he presided from the bench in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on June 20. Tanner J. Storjohann, 22, of O’Neill faced Burdick on three counts in an amended complaint filed by Holt County attorney Brent Kelly on April, 21, Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, first offense, a Class W. misdemeanor; Count II, reckless driving, a Class 3 misdemeanor; and Count III, third-degree assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Storjohann entered guilty pleas on all three counts. Burdick ord...
Michael W. Hilton, 38, of Salt Lake City, Utah, faced the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on June 5 for sentencing on a felony count of third-offense driving under the influence of alcohol. Kozisek found Hilton had been “extremely intoxicated” and drove in a manner that put the public under substantial risk of injury or death and predicted his abuse of alcohol would continue. “The defendant is dangerous and in need of correctional treatment that can be provided most effectively by commitment to a correct...
The Honorable Kale Burdick, on May 8, bound Paige X. Williams, 29, over to Holt County district court on a Class 3A felony allegation of child abuse. She is set for district court arraignment June 5. Bond, filed March 20, in the amount of $10,000, 10% cash is continued. Williams filed a written waiver to her right to preliminary hearing in county court May 5. She is represented by Holt County public defender Rod Smith....
Harrison G. Eagle Hawk, 33, of Kadoka, South Dakota, faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on May 16 for arraignment on a Class 4 felony, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Eagle Hawk requested court-appointed counsel. Burdick appointed Michael Sholes of O’Neill. The charge was amended by Holt County attorney Brent Kelly to attempted possession of a controlled substance, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and Eagle Hawk pleaded guilty. Burdick fined Eagle Hawk $1,000 and taxed him $50 costs of prosecu...
Hunter R. Cullen, 22, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on May 2 to be sentenced on Count I, attempted possession of a controlled substance (concentrated THC), a Class 1 misdemeanor, and Count II, possession of drug paraphernalia, an infraction, both committed Jan. 15 in O’Neill. Burdick fined Cullen $500 on Count I and $100 on Count II. In addition, he was placed on probation for 12 months. He was ordered to pay $390 in probation-related fees and $60 costs of prosecution. As part of his proba...
William R. Mathes, 45, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on May 1, for sentencing on two Class 1 misdemeanors, second-degree false imprisonment and third-degree domestic assault, both committed Sept. 20, 2022, at an O’Neill residence. Kozisec fined Mathes $250 on each count and taxed him $247 costs of prosecution. Mathes, who was represented by Holt County public defender Rod Smith, pleaded no contest to the two counts Feb. 27, pursuant to a plea agreement with Holt...
A 22-year-old O’Neill woman has been given the opportunity to resolve her felony case through the North Central Problem Solving Court. Problem-solving courts are an alternate route through the criminal justice system for nonviolent drug-related offenders, utilizing a specialized team process within the existing court structure. The court's goal is to protect public safety and increase the participant's likelihood of successful rehabilitation by utilizing validated risk and need assessments, early and individualized behavioral health t...
An O’Neill man, whose blood alcohol content measured more than .26 grams per 210 liters when he was booked for DUI and five other offenses last November, was sentenced last week in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill. Buenaventura Solano, 34, faced the Honorable Kale Burdick on April 18 for arraignment on the six counts. Pursuant to a plea agreement with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly, Solano pleaded guilty to four counts, Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, (+.15), a Class W misdemeanor; Count III, no operator’s license, a Clas...
Two Holt County defendants waived their preliminary hearings on felony charges when they appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the O’Neill courtroom April 4. They were bound over to the Holt County district court, where they are set for arraignment May 1. Burdick waived jurisdiction of misdemeanors and an infraction to the district court as well. Both defendants are represented by Holt County public defender Rod Smith. Marquis E. Bull, 38, of Inman is charged with 12 criminal allegations, nine of them felonies, including three Clas...
summerlandadvocate.com A 19-year-old former Orchard woman has been sentenced after reaching plea agreements in six Holt County court cases. Makenzie A. Dow, now of Norfolk, and Holt County public defender Rod Smith, reached agreement with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly on Feb. 14 in the misdemeanor cases. Kelly dismissed two of six counts in a July 29, 2022, case in exchange for Dow’s guilty pleas to remaining charges in all six cases. There was a joint recommendation for probation. The Honorable Kale Burdick handed down sentences for the c...
Neil R. Nemec, 70, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last week for sentencing on two charges, Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, .08, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor and Count II, careless driving, an infraction. On Count I, Burdick ordered a six-month term of probation, a $500 fine and revoked his driver’s license for 60 days. He was fined $100 on Count II and taxed $105 costs of prosecution and $210 probation-related fees. Nemec pleaded guilty Feb. 14, pursuant to a plea agr...
Francis L. Brundle Jr., 35, of Page appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Feb. 21 to face charges in three cases. Brundle changed his plea to guilty, per terms of a plea bargain, on a Class 2 misdemeanor count, no proof of financial responsibility, committed May 7, 2021. In return, Holt County attorney Brent Kelly dismissed two counts, driving during revocation/impound and no proof of ownership. Burdick fined Brundle $250 and taxed him $33 costs. A plea deal was also announced in a case f...
An El Salvador citizen, who was convicted of driving with a totally obscured windshield, DUI, no license and possessing a fake ID for employment was sentenced last week. Pedro Vasquez Cruz, 66, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Mark Kozisec for sentencing in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill. Kozisec sentenced Vasquez Cruz to 30 days in the Holt County Jail, with credit for one day previously served, a $500 fine and one-year revocation of his driver’s license for driving under the influence of alcohol (greater than .15), a Class W mis...
Four defendants were each given six-month terms of probation and fines for DUI convictions when they appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last week. Raymundo Popocatl Perez, 32, of O’Neill appeared for sentencing on three counts, Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, a Class W misdemeanor; Count II, speeding (78 mph in 65 zone), an infraction; and Count III, no operator’s license, a Class 3 misdemeanor. Burdick sentenced Popocatl Perez to a six-month term of probation, a $500 fine...
Dennis J. Nekolite Jr., 33, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Kozisec to be sentenced for his conviction of 13 crimes committed between May 26 and July 27, 2022, including five felonies, six misdemeanors and two infractions. Nekolite was sentenced to an institution under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, with the jail sentences imposed on counts I -III, V-IX and XI-XII to be served concurrently and the sentence on Count X to be served consecutively to the others. The sentences for counts I...
Travis L. Frickel, 40, of Atkinson faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Jan. 17 for arraignment on nine Class 3A felonies and three Class 1 misdemeanors, alleged between Nov. 13 and Nov. 16, 2022. Frickel waived his right to preliminary hearings on the felony charges and was bound over to Holt County district court on counts I, II and III, third-degree sexual assault of a child, alleged Nov. 13, Nov. 15 and Nov. 16, respectively; counts IV through IX, child abuse, two counts alleged on each Nov. 13, N...
A 54-year-old O’Neill man was sentenced last week after he was found to be in possession of child pornography in 2021. Mark P. McDermott faced the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on Jan. 9 for sentencing on two Class 2A felony counts of possessing visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct. Kozisec sentenced McDermott to a three-year term of probation, 60 days in the Holt County Jail, with credit for 14 days previously served and taxed him $147 costs of prosecution. Provided he loses none of his goo...
Noe A. Macias, 34, of O’Neill will spend at least the next three and one-half years in prison. He appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill last week for sentencing on Count I, a Class 1D felony, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and two Class 1 misdemeanors, Count II, third-degree domestic assault and Count III, obstructing a peace officer. On Count I, Kozisec sentenced Macias to not less than five nor more than 10 years imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the Neb...
A 35-year-old Page man has been given the opportunity to resolve two felony cases through the North Central Problem Solving Court. Problem-solving courts are an alternate route through the criminal justice system for nonviolent drug-related offenders, utilizing a specialized team process within the existing court structure. The court's goal is to protect public safety and increase the participant's likelihood of successful rehabilitation by utilizing validated risk and need assessments, early...
A written waiver of preliminary hearing was filed Dec. 16 in the Holt County court by Adam J. Mittelstaedt, 45, of Norfolk on eight felony counts. Mittelstaedt is charged with a total of 13 offenses alleged Nov. 18 in O’Neill. He is represented by Holt County public defender Rod Smith. The Honorable Kale Burdick bound Mittelstaedt over to the Holt County district court, where he is set for Jan. 9, 2023, arraignment on the following felony counts: Counts I, II, III and IV, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, Class 1 D felonies; C...
