SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — A western Nebraska police chief has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing government operations.

Sidney Police Chief B.J. Wilkinson Jr. was sentenced Friday by Judge Paul Wess, who was specially appointed to hear the case.

The charge stems from what state prosecutors say was Wilkinson’s failure to pursue a criminal case against city Public Works Director John Hehnke after Hehnke’s ex-girlfriend filed a criminal complaint in January 2014 against Hehnke.

A special prosecutor later charged Hehnke with viewing a person in a state of undress and disturbing the peace, both misdemeanors. He pleaded no contest in April and was convicted of disturbing the peace and fined $300.