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Nebraska Candidate Gets Jail in DUI Case

Brent Smoyer
Brent Smoyer

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lancaster County Board member and legislative candidate has been sentenced to seven days in jail for drunken driving.

Brent Smoyer received the sentence Wednesday. The 32-year-old will be allowed to serve the time under house arrest, which begins July 2.

Smoyer was driving when he was stopped on April 11 by University of Nebraska-Lincoln police. A sobriety test showed his blood alcohol content was above the legal limit to drive. He later pleaded no contest in county court.

Smoyer will lose his driver’s license for six months and pay $500 as part of his sentence.

Smoyer, a Republican, will face Democrat Matt Hansen this fall to represent northeast Lincoln in the Nebraska Legislature.

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