(Scottsbluff, Neb.)- The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a pursuit and shots fired involving a Gering man and the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office.

At approximately 10:00 p.m. (MDT), Monday, June 4, a Scotts Bluff County Deputy Sheriff attempted a traffic stop of a suspected drunk driver on Highway 26 between Scottsbluff and Minatare. The vehicle, a 1994 Chevy pickup failed to stop and a pursuit ensued.

Just east of Minatare on Highway 26, the pickup pulled over, as the deputy pulled in behind the pickup, the driver put the vehicle into reverse backing into the deputy’s car. The deputy fired his service revolver at the pickup, hitting the driver’s side front tire.

The driver of the pickup, Tad Shelly, 45, Gering, was taken into custody at the scene by Scotts Bluff County deputies. After being transported by the Nebraska State Patrol to Regional West Medical Center for medical clearance, Shelly was lodged in the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center. He is being held on charges of Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Driving Under Suspension (DUS), Flight to Avoid Arrest, and Resisting Arrest.

The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the incident at the request of the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office. 

(Grand Island, Neb.)- Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol Troop C Headquarters-Grand Island will conduct a night of special enforcement activities on Saturday, June 9. The effort is designed to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes.

 

The special enforcement with an emphasis on impaired drivers will begin in the evening hours on Saturday and continue into the early morning hours on Sunday, June 10. Troopers will hold DUI checkpoints along with high visibility patrols in and around Hall County.

 

The special enforcement effort is paid for thanks in part to a $2,000 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety

 

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind between 7 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind between 13 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a south wind between 13 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

MAXWELL- (Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office)  Deputies were summoned to a trailer court located at 302 Old Military Road, Maxwell, NE.    It was reported a male subject had been stabbed in the face.    Deputies and Maxwell Rescue responded to the scene and met with the male and a female; both were involved in physical assault on one another.

 

After extensive interviews with the both parties it was determined that the 45 year old male, Nelson C. Herman had choked his female girlfriend to the point she could not see or breathe.     Mr. Herman told the female that he was going to kill her, while she was being choked.    During the struggle, the female found a kitchen knife and did strike Mr. Herman in the face and leg; apparently to stop the attack.

 

Mr. Herman’s wounds were treated and he was released from Great Plains Regional Medical Center.   Mr. Herman was arrested and incarcerated in the Lincoln County Detention Center for: Felony Strangulation and Felony Domestic Assault.   The female victim was also transported to the Emergency Room for injuries to her neck.  This case remains under investigation.

Update:

On 6-3-12 Deputies continued to investigate this incident.   As a result of additional interviews and evidence collection, further charges were added to Mr. Herman.   Deputies discovered the knife used to cut Mr. Herman was also used to cut and threaten the victim prior to her gaining control of it.  Also the victim did attempt to escape the residence but Mr. Herman held her against her will.    Mr. Herman was charged with; Terroristic Threats, Felony False Imprisonment and Use of a Deadly Weapon to Commit a Felony.

(Scottsbluff, Neb.)- A 25-year old Mitchell man is jailed on a charge of impersonating an officer after a call from a concerned driver on Interstate 80.

Around 6:30 p.m. (MDT), Sunday, June 3, a motorist called the Nebraska State Patrol to report that the driver of a gold Saturn with Nebraska plates, was tailgating another car, flashing its headlights and showing a badge.  The vehicles were both westbound on Interstate 80.

A short time later a trooper stopped a vehicle matching the description headed westbound on I-80 in Cheyenne County. The driver of the vehicle Bobby E. O’Reiley, 25, Mitchell, was in possession of a security badge, along with a .22 caliber pistol and two cans of mace.

O’Reiley was taken into custody and lodged in the Cheyenne County Jail on a charge of impersonating an officer and no operator’s license. A female passenger in the vehicle was released.

Excitement grows in North Platte near the Wild West Area for a rodeo event more than a Century old named after North Platte’s Buffalo Bill Cody.

The Annual Buffalo Bill Rodeo takes place June 13-16 at the Wild West Arena. The Annual Rodeo attracts fans that appreciate today’s new west and old west rodeo. Lincoln County Commissioner and former Lincoln County Sheriff Duane Deterding say s” Rodeo is my kind of sport”. Since 1981 Deterding has worked the security gate. “I loved every second of it” says Deterding.

This year at the Rodeo a video Replay screen will be seen by everyone joining in on the fun. The replay screen will bring the action closer to the fans. The busy runs, rides and sights will be replayed for the action hungry fans. The Replay screen will be seen on the east side of the arena.

The Buffalo Bill Rodeo not only brings in big name talent, big thrills, young cowboys, and world championships but introduces the beginning of the cowboy’s busy season!

The Rodeo takes place on June 13-16 at 8pm each night. Purchase your tickets online at nebraskalanddays.com ticket prices are $13 for adults and $7 for children. You can also call the NLD office at (888) 313-5606 purchase tickets at the gate.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. East southeast wind between 9 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind between 9 and 13 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south southeast wind between 11 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A North Platte woman will have to pay back almost $29,000 in Social Security benefits she took from her ward.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Omaha says 51-year-old Peggie Robinson was also sentenced Thursday to four years’ probation for the fraud.

The prosecutor says Robinson was appointed in 2006 by Scotts Bluff County Court to be the legal guardian of an incapacitated woman who lived in a Gothenburg nursing home. Robinson was to have set up a trust account to receive the woman’s Social Security benefits but instead deposited the money into her own bank account.

The prosecutor says Robinson passed those regular benefits onto the woman but used $29,000 in Social Security money that was awarded to the woman for a previous underpayment for her own expenses.

The week ahead…an upper level ridge of high pressure will form across Nebraska producing persistent south winds…above normal temperatures and a chance of thunderstorms…mainly late in the day across Western Nebraska.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northwest.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind between 10 and 13 mph becoming calm.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light wind becoming east southeast between 10 and 13 mph.