Boys Town placement ordered for juvenile who admitted break-ins

A juvenile male, one of four individuals charged in break-ins at the Fit Stop and the Neligh Vape Shop during the early morning hours of March 21, appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor for adjudication on June 1 with his court-appointed attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh.

The juvenile admitted two of three counts, one count of burglary and a count of theft, $1,500-$4,999. Antelope County Attorney Joe Abler dismissed a second burglary charge.

The juvenile was also adjudicated for violation of probation that had been ordered in two 2021 cases involving assault and criminal mischief charges.

Taylor found that all available community-based resources to assist the juvenile and his family had been exhausted, maintaining the juvenile in the home presented a significant risk of harm to the juvenile or community and no other community-based resources had a possibility for success. She ordered an 18-month term of supervised probation in all three cases and ordered placement at Boys Town, to commence June 3.

Alexander J. Robinson, 21, of Tilden faced Taylor for pretrial hearing on a Class 1 misdemeanor count of false reporting. Robinson changed his plea to guilty. Taylor fined him $250 and assessed $50 costs of prosecution. Robinson was cited by a Nebraska State Patrol trooper March 19 on a county road west of Tilden. He was represented by Antelope County public defender Patrick Carney of Norfolk.

Sergio S. Martinez, 34, of Clearwater appeared for pretrial hearing on a Class 3 misdemeanor charge of driving under suspension/before reinstated. A plea agreement was announced. Martinez changed his plea to guilty and Antelope County Attorney Joe Abler agreed to file no additional charges related to the March 11 incident and recommended a fine only. Taylor fined Martinez $250 and taxed him $50 costs. He was represented by Klein. Perla Alarcon-Flory interpreted.

Michael D. Fox, 37, of Orchard, pleaded guilty, by waiver, to a Class 3 misdemeanor committed Dec. 19, 2021, deposit rubbish on roadway. He was fined $100 and taxed $49 costs. Fox was cited by a NSP carrier enforcement officer, east of Brunswick, for discarding cigarette ashes out the window. A warrant, issued for Fox’ arrest March 22, after he failed to appear in court, was recalled.