Atkinson man sentenced in stolen pickup case

A theft by receiving stolen property was dropped as part of a plea deal, but the Atkinson man accused of the theft will still serve time in the county jail – for possession of methamphetamine and false reporting.

Jose L. Rivera, 38, of Atkinson faced the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on May 10 for sentencing on four counts.

Kozisec sentenced Rivera to serve 250 days in the Holt County Jail, with credit for 111 days previously served, for Count II, possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony, and 180 days, with 111 days credit, for Count III,...