ELWOOD, Neb. (AP) – Three men accused of a racially motivated beating in south-central Nebraska have pleaded guilty.
Online records say the three made their pleas in Gosper County District Court last month.
The victim of the July 28 beating at Johnson Lake was a Hispanic man who suffered a broken eye socket, fractured skull and a stab wound.
The men were originally charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree assault against a person because of race.
After a deal with prosecutors, 21-year-old Matthew Hansen, of Canon City, Colo., pleaded guilty to felony assault. He’ll be sentenced on Nov. 30.
Twenty-eight-year-old Jeremiah Hilderbrand and his brother, 26-year-old Anthony, also made deals with prosecutors. Each was sentenced to 89 days in jail, time served, for misdemeanor assault.