Thirty-six-year-old convicted of felony sexual assault charges

Sentencing is set Aug. 12 for 36-year-old O’Neill man found guilty of committing two counts of first-degree sexual assault (subject another person to sexual penetration, knowing or should have known that the victim was mentally or physically incapable of resisting or appraising the nature of his or her conduct), Class 2 felonies committed between July 1, 2023, and Jan. 18 this year.

Michael L. Ford pleaded no contest to charges on an amended complaint May 13, pursuant to a plea deal with prosecutor Brent Kelly. Ford also admitted violating a probation/post-release supervision order in a 2022 c...