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Month: August 2017

NP man accused of slapping friend’s child

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Michael Nelson

A North Platte man is facing child abuse charges after he allegedly slapped his friend’s child in the face.

At around 7:30 p.m., on August 30, North Platte police responded to a reported child abuse in the 200 block of South Chestnut Street.

Officers met with a 5-year-old male, his father, and a witness.

Investigator John Deal says it was reported that the child had been playing with a Sharpie-type marker when Michael Nelson told him he couldn’t play with it.

The investigation revealed that Nelson then took the marker and slapped the child in the face with an open hand. Deal said the child had red marks on his face consistent with being slapped.

Deal says Nelson was not the child’s father and lived in a camper parked at the residence.

Officers made contact with Nelson and placed him under arrest for child abuse.

He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

 

Officials release name of teen killed in Lincoln collision

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a high school student who was killed in a collision involving five vehicles in east Lincoln.

The boy’s been identified as 16-year-old Blayne Rezac, who was a junior at Lincoln’s North Star High School.

The crash was reported a little before 10 a.m. Wednesday near the Lancaster Event Center. Six people were taken to hospitals.

Details about what led to the collision have not yet been released.

Kenneth Albert Deibert, Sr.

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Kenneth Albert Deibert, Sr., of North Platte, NE, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Great Plains Health at the age of 86.

Ken was born on October 20, 1930, in Sheridan County, KS, to Julius Edward and Faye Barr Deibert. He grew up and attended school in Sheridan County until he was 15 years old. He then moved to Thomas County, KS where he worked for Foster Farms until 1950.

On March 25, 1950, Ken was united in marriage to Donna Darlene Black in Hoxie, KS. They continued to live in various Kansas communities before moving to California. After a while they returned to Goodland, KS, then moved to Colorado, Lexington, NE, and in ’71 they settled in North Platte.

Ken was employed by Central Nebraska Packing and was a supervisor when he retired in 1993. He then worked another 13 years part-time at Shopko, worked for Leonard Messersmith, fixing up rental houses. After working for so many years, Ken finally retired for good.

In his free time, Ken enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member and leader at Valley Christian Church.

Ken leaves behind his wife, Darlene, of North Platte; children, Rebecca “Becky” (Randy) Gilland and Kenneth, Jr. (Olga) Deibert, of North Platte, Danny (Linda) Heyer, of Arnaudville, LA, and Dean (Teresa) Deibert, of Bostic, NC; son-in-law, Milo (Sharon) Klein, of Gregory, SD; 14 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great great-grandchildren; as well as other family.

He was preceded in death by his children, Michael Dee Deibert and Patricia Klein; his parents, Julius and Faye Deibert; brothers, Fredrick “Sam” and Frank Deibert; and sisters, Junita Sewell, Dorothy Beilser, Maggie Brown and Mildred Van Diver.

Cremation was chosen. Memorial Service will be 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2017, at the Valley Christian Church with Pastor Brent Montgomery officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Hoxie, KS. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com or from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to Valley Christian Church.

Police say woman injured in Lincoln blast died in hospital

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a woman critically injured when her southeast Lincoln home blew apart has died at a hospital.

Lincoln police say Jeanne Jasa died around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police say her husband, Jim, remains in critical condition. He also was blown into their backyard on Aug. 14.

The natural gas explosion shattered windows and knocked some neighboring homes off their foundations. Debris from the shattered home was scattered for blocks.

Authorities say tests have confirmed the blast didn’t start outside the house, because there were no issues with gas delivery to it. The investigation is continuing.

Nebraska bank robbery trial set for ‘AK-47 bandit’ suspect

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A federal trial has been scheduled in Nebraska for a man suspected of being the “AK-47 bandit,” who investigators believe robbed banks in five states.

Court records show Richard Gathercole pleaded not guilty last week to robbery and other charges in U.S. District Court. Gathercole is accused of stealing more than $90,000 in August 2014 from a bank in Nebraska City, which sits about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Omaha. His trial is set to begin Oct. 23 in Lincoln.

FBI officials believe the bandit carried an AK-47 while robbing banks in California, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska and Washington.

Gathercole, of Montana, was arrested near Lexington, Nebraska, after a sheriff’s deputy spotted a pickup truck that Kansas authorities had reported stolen by a man who fired at a state trooper.

Nebraska student resumes recruitment for conservative group

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A sophomore at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln has resumed recruiting for a conservative group after she says she was berated and intimidated last week by people on campus.

Kaitlyn Mullen of Colorado initially tried to recruit people Friday for the conservative group Turning Point USA, but she says she met resistance from several university faculty and graduate students.

The university released a statement Monday saying the school is “committed to free speech from all viewpoints” and that the campus should “be a place of civil discourse.”

Mullen resumed recruitment outside the Nebraska Union on Tuesday. She says she had more than 60 people sign up as of that morning.

Mullen says she likes Turning Point’s pro-capitalism, anti-big government message. She hopes to start a chapter at the university.

Lincoln police say 1 person killed in multivehicle collision

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police say one person has died and six people have been injured in a collision involving five vehicles in east Lincoln.

The crash was reported a little before 10 a.m. Wednesday near the Lancaster Event Center. Police say they would not release the name of the person killed Wednesday afternoon as officers worked with the family and Lincoln Public Schools to coordinate the release.

The names of others involved and other details about the crash have not been released.

Omaha man charged in death of infant son

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha father has been charged after police say he killed his newborn son.

Omaha police say medics were called to a southeast Omaha house Friday afternoon for a report of an unresponsive infant. Police say 2-month-old Sebastian Valadez was revived and remained in a hospital pediatric intensive care unit until he died Sunday night. Investigators suspect the baby had been violently shaken.

Police say the baby’s father, 18-year-old Missael Valadez, was caring for the infant when he was hurt.

Valadez is now charged with intentional child abuse resulting in death. He remains jailed on $250,000 bail.

Iowa woman accused of trying to steal car in Sutherland

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Lisa Lauder

An Iowa woman is facing charges in Lincoln County after she allegedly attempted to steal a vehicle in Sutherland.

On August 29, at around 4:00 p.m., a resident in Sutherland called the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office to report that a female had just attempted to steal her vehicle.

As deputies responded, the victim reported that the female had fled on foot.  However, the victim followed the suspect to a local store and notified deputies of her location.

Deputies arrived and detained the female identified as 42-year-old Lisa Lauder of Des Moines, Iowa.

Lauder was questioned and advised deputies that she had been left in town by her boyfriend and was “just trying to get home.”

It was determined that probable cause existed to arrest Lauder and charge her with attempted theft by taking.  She was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

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