May 2014 – Page 5 – North Platte Post Archive

NP Woman Accused of Using Stolen Credit Card

Posted on May 30, 2014

A North Platte woman is in jail on a felony charge after she allegedly used a stolen credit card at several North Platte businesses.

On May 5, an officer with the North Platte met with a victim in regards to unauthorized transactions on their credit card.

The victim reported that they last used their card on April 8, and noticed is was missing on April 13.

A review of their account found that the card had been used at Walmart and U-Fillem on April 8. The victim stated that they did not make these transactions.

Police reviewed surveillance footage, and were able to identify the person that used the card as Carolyn Duffield.

Officers determined that the victim likely lost their credit card at their apartment complex located in the 1200 block of south Buffalo Bill. Authorities say Duffield also resided at this complex.

As a result of the investigation, Duffield was placed under arrest and charged with felony theft by deception.

She was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

Lincoln Man Pleads No Contest in Attack on Wife

Posted on May 30, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 31-year-old Lincoln man accused of stabbing his estranged wife more than a dozen times in November has pleaded no contest to several felony charges.

Robert Haggan is set to be sentenced June 30. He pleaded no contest Tuesday to first-degree assault, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, violation of a protection order and third-degree domestic assault.

The assault and weapons charges each carry penalties of up to 50 years in prison.

Authorities say that on Nov. 23, Haggan showed up at his wife’s home with a bat and a knife after she filed for divorce. Police say he kicked in the door and stabbed her 14 times in her neck, shoulder, arm and torso. She survived the attack.

Lincoln Woman Gets Jail for Hitting Police Car

Posted on May 30, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln woman who rear-ended a Lincoln police car last year while drunk has been sentenced to 180 days in jail and her driver’s license revoked for 15 years.

35-year-old Calli Lounsbury was sentenced Thursday after pleading no contest to third-offense drunken driving.

Prosecutors say that around 2:30 a.m. on June 3, Lounsbury ran into the back of Officer Cole Jennings’ squad car as it was stopped at a red light.

Jennings took Lounsbury’s license and told her wait until another officer arrived, but prosecutors say after waiting about five minutes, Lounsbury backed up and drove off.

She was later stopped and arrested. Her blood alcohol level tested at more than twice the legal limit to drive.

Ravenna Man on Trial for Incest, Sexual Assault

Posted on May 30, 2014

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A Ravenna man is on trial on charges of incest and sexually assaulting a child.

The man’s bench trial before Buffalo County District Judge John Icenogle could wrap up Friday. The man is charged with felony first-degree sexual assault of a child and incest.

The Associated Press is not naming the man is to protect the identity of the girl.

He is accused of sexually assaulting a girl younger than 12 last year in Kearney.

The man has denied the allegations.

If convicted, the man faces 15 years in prison for the sexual assault and one to 20 years in prison for incest.

The man is being held at the Buffalo County Jail on $15,000 bond.

Bronco Back 6 Months After Emergency Surgery

Posted on May 30, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A year ago at this time, Denver Broncos safety Rahim Moore was dealing with the emotional scars of having allowed Jacoby Jones’ game-turning touchdown in the playoffs.

He used it as fodder for a spectacular 2013 season, one which ended in November with a rare muscle condition.

Now, it’s a physical scar that serves as his motivation.

Jagged and thick, it runs 13 inches down his left calf, a constant reminder of that night six months ago when his decision to go to the hospital in the middle of the night saved not only his NFL career but also his leg and potentially his life.

Motorcyclist Killed in Crash Near Omaha

Posted on May 30, 2014

WATERLOO, Neb. (AP) — A motorcyclist has died in a head-on crash with a pickup just west of Omaha.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened near 240th and Pacific Streets, just south of Waterloo, around 12:20 a.m. Friday.

Investigators say the truck was headed south on 240th Street when it crossed the center line, hitting the motorcycle head-on.

Deputies say the motorcyclist was killed instantly. Authorities have not yet released his name.

Officials say the truck driver was now hurt, but was taken to a hospital for evaluation and for tests to determine whether he was intoxicated.

Posted on May 30, 2014

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 7 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Royals Rally to Beat Blue Jays 8-6 in 10

Posted on May 29, 2014

TORONTO (AP) — Omar Infante hit a two-run single in the 10th inning and the Kansas City Royals overcame two home runs by Edwin Encarnacion to beat the Blue Jays 8-6 on Thursday night, snapping Toronto’s winning streak at nine games.

Facing Todd Redmond (0-4), Alcides Escobar singled to begin the 10th. Pedro Ciriaco was hit on the front of the helmet while squaring to bunt and Nori Aoki advanced the runners with a sacrifice before Infante lined a single just over the reach of leaping third baseman Brett Lawrie.

Wade Davis (4-1) worked two innings for the win and Greg Holland closed it out for his 15th save in 16 chances.

The Blue Jays were on the verge of victory in the ninth before the Royals tied it with an unearned run off Casey Janssen, who blew a save for the first time in nine chances. After Jose Bautista threw out Butler at first base from right field for the second out, Alex Gordon singled to left and was replaced by pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson, who stole second and scored when Encarnacion couldn’t handle an errant, bouncing throw from shortstop Jose Reyes on Salvador Perez’s grounder.

Reyes batted with a runner on in the 10th but couldn’t atone for his gaffe, striking out looking to end it.

Perez hit a solo homer in the second for the Royals who snapped a four-game skid and avoided matching their longest losing streak of the season.

The Royals had 14 hits on the same day they shook up their staff, making Dale Sveum the hitting coach and Mike Jirschele their third base coach. Pedro Grifol, who took over as hitting coach last season, was reassigned as a catching instructor.

Encarnacion matched a major league record with his fifth multihomer game in a month. Albert Belle did it in September 1995 and Harmon Killebrew in May 1959.

The blasts were Encarnacion’s 15th and 16th in May, breaking Bautista’s team record for homers in a month. Bautista hit 14 in June, 2012.

The major league record for home runs in May is 17, set by Barry Bonds in 2001. Encarnacion has two games remaining this month.

Encarnacion has 18 total homers, second in the majors to Baltimore’s Nelson Cruz, who entered play Thursday with 19.

Both of Encarnacion’s homers, which came in the fourth and sixth innings, were two-run shots into the second deck, and both came off Royals right-hander James Shields.

Bautista added a two-run shot in the first as the Blue Jays boosted their major league-leading total to 79. Toronto has hit at least one home run in 11 of the past 12 games.

Shields came in having won four straight decisions and was 6-1 with a 1.13 ERA in his past eight starts against Toronto, but couldn’t duplicate that success. He allowed six runs and eight hits in seven innings, including a season-worst three homers. Shields walked none and struck out six.

Bautista put the Jays in front with his first-inning homer, but Perez cut the lead in half in the second and the Royals tied it on Gordon’s RBI double in the fourth.

Encarnacion restored Toronto’s lead in the fourth but R.A. Dickey couldn’t make it stand up as Kansas City scored three in the fifth. Ciriaco hit an RBI double and Infante and Butler had RBI singles.

The Royals chased Dickey in the sixth when Lorenzo Cain hit a leadoff double and Escobar followed with a bunt single. Steve Delabar came on and struck out Ciriaco, then appeared to give up a run when Cain scored on a wild pitch, with Aoki claiming he had been hit by the bouncing pitch. After a replay review, Aoki was awarded his base and Cain was sent back to third. Infante followed with a double play liner to shortstop, with Escobar forced out at second.

Buoyed by the reprieve, the Blue Jays reclaimed the lead in the bottom half on Encarnacion’s two-out homer.

Dickey allowed five runs and a season-worst 10 hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out seven.

NOTES: Kansas City has 22 home runs, the fewest in the majors. … Royals LHP Jason Vargas (4-2) faces Blue Jays LHP J.A. Happ (4-1) on Friday.

Family of Nebraska Jail Guard Files Claim

Posted on May 29, 2014

GERING, Neb. (AP) â The family of a western Nebraska jail guard strangled in a cell has filed a wrongful death claim.

The family of Amanda Baker recently notified Scotts Bluff County of its intention to seek financial compensation of $250,000. The family also plans to pursue safety improvements at the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center.

Baker was strangled in a jail cell at the center on Valentine’s Day. Fifteen-year-old Dylan Cardeilhac, of Torrington, Wyoming, has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder. Sixteen-year-old Guy Eagle Elk, of Lisco, has been charged as an adult with felony aiding and abetting assault. Both teens have pleaded not guilty.

County Clerk Vera Dulaney said her office and the county attorney’s office received the claim Wednesday. No comments have been released.

Nebraskan Pleads Not Guilty in 2011 Shooting

Posted on May 29, 2014

PIERCE, Neb. (AP) — A 23-year-old Nebraska man has pleaded not guilty to four charges related to a fatal 2011 shooting.

Daniel Hofmann of Columbus entered his pleas Thursday in Pierce County District Court.

Hofmann is charged with manslaughter, making terroristic threats, using a weapon and tampering with evidence in the death of 18-year-old Wesley Kuester of Norfolk.

Kuester was shot with a shotgun in April 2011 while visiting friends in Pierce.

Prosecutors say Kuester and Hofmann were the only ones in the apartment at the time of the shooting, and it would have been physically impossible for Kuester to shoot himself.