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Man Fleeing Police Runs Into Norfolk Building

norfolk-police(AP) — Police have arrested a 19-year-old man they say led officers on a chase through three counties before crashing his car into a building near downtown Norfolk.

The chase began in Wayne County, when a sheriff’s deputy tried to stop Brendan Brown. Officials say Brown fled and led officers in Wayne, Stanton and Madison counties on a high-speed chase that reached 100 mph.

Police say Brown fled on foot into an alley when his car crashed into a building in Norfolk. He was soon caught and arrested on suspicion of fleeing to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, driving under suspension and other counts.

He remains in a Madison County jail and could not be reached Saturday for comment.

 

Convicted Fort Hood Shooter Arrives at Death Row

Nidal-Hasan-Fort-HoodFORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Fort Hood officials say the Army psychiatrist sentenced to death for the 2009 shooting rampage has arrived at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.

Officials released a statement Friday saying Maj. Nidal Hasan had arrived at the prison’s death row.

A military jury convicted Hasan last week of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 at Fort Hood, a sprawling Army post in central Texas. The same jurors deliberated less than two hours on Wednesday before deciding Hasan should be put to death.

Hasan joins just five other inmates on the military’s death row.

Death sentences are rare in the military court system, and they’re automatically appealed. The appeals process often takes years if not decades.

The military hasn’t executed an active duty U.S. soldier since 1961.

Burglars Take $10,000 Worth of Hair Extensions in Lincoln

Hair-ExtensionsLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln police say a burglar sole $10,000 worth of hair extensions from an African goods store in one of several business burglaries in the city in recent days.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports (https://bit.ly/16Xe40i ) owners of the African Market say they arrived at the shop Thursday morning and found a cash register and several boxes of unusual expensive hair extensions missing.

Lincoln police officer Katie Flood says it’s unclear how the thief got inside the shop.

Just a few miles northwest of that shop burglars broke a window to get into Le Nails, where money, nail polish, acrylic powder and an airbrush are missing valued at more than $3,000.

They were among several commercial burglaries in the last few days. Police are investigating to see if they are related.

Lincoln Man Gets Jail Time for Disturbing Emails

jailLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has been sentenced to six months in jail for sending an email to a Nebraska Department of Labor employee threatening to slaughter her like a cow.

The Lincoln Journal Star (https://bit.ly/18r10OE ) reports Friday 27-year-old Jordan Wackerla has entered a plea of no contest to stalking and disturbing the peace.

A judge sentenced him to 180 days in jail starting Sept. 8.

Wackerla originally faced a felony terroristic threats charge, but prosecutors dismissed it as part of a plea agreement.

The Nebraska State Patrol arrested Wackerla last September following an investigation into two phone calls and two emails with disturbing images of mutilations left for the state employee at work.

Investigators say he told them he sent the emails when he was confronted about them.

Bubba Burger Layoffs Announced in Hastings

Bubba-Burger-LayoffsHASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — Employees at the Bubba Burgers plant in Hastings have received notice that production will shut down and they’ll lose their jobs.

KHAS-TV reports Friday (https://bit.ly/15civkQ ) that 39 workers will be affected by the first round of layoffs and 22 in a second phase.

Layoffs could begin as soon as the end of next week.

A plant manager says the plant could be shut down anywhere from less than 12 months to more than two years.

Nebraska Workforce Development sent a Rapid Response team to the plant Thursday to help current employees with the transition.

Some workers have the option to transfer to other facilities.

The company did not immediately return messages.

Bubba Foods bought the former Armour-Eckrich plant in Hastings in 2010 after it had closed the year before.

Former State Lawmaker Could Lose Law License

Brenda-CouncilLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An ethics complaint has been filed against former Omaha state Sen. Brenda Council over her involvement in a gambling scandal.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports (https://bit.ly/16Xlu3L) that the Nebraska Supreme Court’s Counsel for Discipline filed the complaint accusing Council of professional misconduct.

Council pleaded guilty last year to two misdemeanor counts of filing false campaign finance reports. Prosecutors say the reports concealed her misuse of more than $63,000 in campaign donations at casinos. She was fined $500 and ordered to pay court costs.

If the Nebraska Supreme Court finds Council guilty of committing professional misconduct, she faces anything from a public reprimand to loss of her law license. Her attorney, Vince Powers, is asking for a public reprimand.

Council could not be reached for comment Friday.

Aurora, CO Teen Accused of Stabbing Mom 79 Times

stabbingAURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police say an Aurora teen accused of stabbing her mother 79 times spat in her face and sent her a threatening email before the slaying.

Eighteen-year-old Isabella Guzman was being held on suspicion of first-degree murder on Friday in the death of 47-year-old Yun-Mi Hoy.

According to an arrest affidavit, Hoy’s husband told police that Isabella attacked his wife in their upstairs bathroom Wednesday night. He said Isabella then walked out past him, staring straight ahead and holding a knife.

Hoy called police to her home earlier that day because of Isabella’s behavior. Officers warned Isabella that her mother could throw her out of the home.

The teen’s father, Robert Guzman, told Denver’s KMGH-TV (https://bit.ly/17rB9r9) that he had counseled his daughter at her mother’s request hours before the killing.

Colorado Potty Peeper Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

potty-peeperBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man who hid in the tank of a portable toilet at a yoga festival to spy on women has been sentenced to three years in prison and 10 years of probation.

Luke Chrisco’s sentence was handed down Friday in Boulder. The 31-year-old pleaded guilty in July to attempted unlawful sexual contact and two burglary counts.

Police arrested Chrisco in 2011 after a woman at a yoga festival in Boulder noticed something moving in the tank of the portable toilet, then saw a feces-stained man emerge and run away. Police say he also was suspected of hiding in other bathrooms around Boulder to watch women use the toilet.

KUSA-TV reports (https://goo.gl/3BMSFA ) that prosecutors dropped other burglary charges and a misdemeanor count of criminal invasion as part of a plea agreement.

Mayor: Tentative Deal for Omaha Fire Chief is Off

OMAHA-FIRE-AND-RESCUE-BADGEOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s mayor says a tentative retirement agreement for Omaha’s former fire chief is off.

Mayor Jean Stothert’s office said Friday it was unable to come to an agreement with Mike McDonnell within a deadline specified in a memorandum of understanding.

Stothert said in a statement that McDonnell demanded language be added to the document that was inappropriate for inclusion.

McDonnell resigned from his longtime post Monday under a deal with Stothert that would have blocked significant cuts to the fire department over the next year.

McDonnell remains on paid administrative leave and Battalion Chief Bernard Kanger is interim chief.

A message left at the fire department was not immediately returned Friday.

NE Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Medicated Killer

Todd Baker
Todd Baker

(AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected the arguments of a convicted killer who says he was too heavily medicated on anti-psychotic drugs to be competent to stand trial.

Todd Baker appealed after his request for a hearing on his post-conviction relief motion was denied last year by a Lancaster County District judge. Baker wants a chance to show that his convictions were unconstitutional.

The 50-year-old Baker was convicted in 2006 in the 1996 killing of Anne True after Baker’s ex-wife went to police with information in the case. In 2007, while already serving a life sentence for True’s death, Baker was convicted of killing 15-year-old Missy Schmidt.

Police say Baker randomly attacked both women with a hammer and dumped their bodies in rural ditches.

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