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22 YO Oberlin, KS Man Sentenced in Shooting Death

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Dylan Coryell

An Oberlin, Kansas man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder.

25-year-old Dylan Coryell was sentenced in Decatur County District Court on Monday.

Coryell was convicted in the shooting death of 22-year-old Corey Cook, of Oberlin, in March.

Prosecutors say Coryell killed Cook and shot his girlfriend on October 16, 2011 after he found the pair sleeping together.  They say Coryell and Cook had been exchanging heated text messages prior to the shooting, and both men had been drinking.

According to witness testimony, Coryell and the girl had recently begun a relationship.

The female survived the attack.

Coryell also received 13 months in jail for aggravated battery.

FBI Reaches Milestone in Most Wanted Fugitive List

FBI(AP) — The FBI has reached a milestone in its 63-year-old program of pursuing its “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.”

It has added the 499th and 500th names of fugitives to have appeared over the years on its regularly updated list.

The FBI says citizen cooperation has led to 155 of the fugitives being apprehended or their bodies found.

The two new additions are Jose Manuel Garcia Guevara, who allegedly murdered a 26-year-old woman in the presence of her 4-year-old stepson in Lake Charles, La., in 2008; and Walter Lee Williams, a former California professor wanted for the alleged sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad to engage in illicit sex acts with children.

Guevara is believed to be in Mexico. Williams has lived in Palm Springs, Calif., and has traveled extensively in the Philippines and has reportedly lived in Indonesia, Polynesia and Thailand.

Nebraskan Who Bragged About Bank Heist Gets 10 to 20 Years

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Hannah Sabata

(AP) — A Nebraska woman who made a video in which she gleefully described robbing a bank has been given 10 to 20 years in prison.

Twenty-year-old Hannah Sabata, of Stromsburg, was sentenced on Monday in York County District Court. In May she’d pleaded guilty to robbery after a charge of theft was dismissed. She’d been charged with stealing a car to use for the robbery on Nov. 27 at the Waco branch of Cornerstone Bank.

After the robbery, Sabata recorded a video in which she displayed cash and bragged about stealing a car and robbing a bank. She spoke of having the best day of her life.

She posted the video to the Internet site YouTube.

Nebraskan Rescued from Platte River Dies

douglas-county-sheriff(AP) — A 36-year-old man who was pulled unresponsive from the Platte River in eastern Nebraska has died.

Douglas County Chief Deputy Sheriff Tom Wheeler said Monday that Christopher Creekmore, of Omaha, was pronounced dead Sunday evening at an Omaha hospital.

Creekmore and his stepbrother, 19-year-old James Duncan, had been in the river at Two Rivers State Park on Sunday afternoon. They were jumping off a log into the water when Creekmore didn’t come up immediately after one leap. He appeared unconscious when he did surface.

Rescuers pulled Creekmore onto a sandbar and began CPR. A helicopter flew Creekmore to the Omaha hospital.

Businessman Wants to Create the Starbucks of Pot

legal-potThe plans of a former Microsoft manager to create the “Starbucks of Pot” are worrying other activists who pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Washington state.

They say Jamen Shively’s ambitions don’t merely raise questions about whether big corporations will come to dominate the legal pot industry, but also about whether his profit-driven approach might cause a backlash that could slow the marijuana reform movement across the country.

Shively is trying to raise $10 million from investors and eventually wants to build his company, Diego Pellicer (pay-EE’-sehr), into an international pot powerhouse.

But the states aren’t licensing marijuana stores yet. Legal experts say the way Shively is going about making deals with medical marijuana dispensaries could risk federal prosecution.

Two Omaha Metro Businesses Non-Compliant During NSP Checks

state-patrolTwo businesses in the Omaha metro area were found to be non-compliant during alcohol compliance checks conducted by the Nebraska State Patrol.

The compliance checks held Thursday, June 13, were conducted at 49 alcohol retail outlets in the Omaha metro area. Of the 49 outlets checked, two businesses were found to be non-compliant after selling alcohol to minors. The retail outlets checked during the collaborative efforts included convenience, liquor and grocery stores as well as restaurants and bars.

Law enforcement performs compliance checks to ensure that businesses are complying with the state’s alcohol laws and to decrease youth access to alcohol.

The compliance checks were conducted thanks in part to a more than $2,640 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS). Additional compliance checks will be conducted throughout the summer.

Plattsmouth Man Killed in Weekend Crash

fatal-accident(AP) — A rollover crash in southeast Nebraska last weekend killed one person and critically injured another.

The Cass County Sheriff’s office says the one-vehicle accident happened Saturday evening around 8:40.

Authorities say 43-year-old Chris Frederick of Plattsmouth lost control of the 1999 Ford F-150 he was driving. The truck rolled several times and landed on its passenger side.

Rescuers had to cut open the truck’s cab to reach Frederick and his passenger, 50-year-old Christine Foster.

Frederick died at the scene of the crash.

Foster was flown to an Omaha hospital in critical condition. Her condition wasn’t immediately available Monday morning.

NSP to Conduct Special Enforcement in Hall County

state-patrol-logoThe Nebraska State Patrol in conjunction with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a night of high visibility patrols in an effort to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes.

The special enforcement effort designed to remove impaired drivers from Hall County roadways, will take place throughout the evening on Saturday, June 22. In addition to the high visibility patrols, officers could conduct DUI checkpoints.

A more than $2,000 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS), will help to pay for the special enforcement.

Teens Named as Victims in Second Omaha Weekend Shooting

omaha-police(AP) — Police have identified two teenagers as the victims of a fatal weekend shooting in north Omaha.

Authorities say 18-year-old Brendon Ford and 17-year-old DMarco Pope were killed in the shooting shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. One of the teenagers was pronounced dead at the scene, and another died shortly after he arrived at a local hospital.

Police Chief Todd Schmaderer says authorities suspect the shooting was gang-related, but they don’t have any suspects in custody.

Authorities say the incident isn’t connected to a separate fatal shooting that took place Saturday in south Omaha. The Saturday incident left two people critically injured and three people dead, including the suspected gunman.

Man Rescued from Platte River in Eastern NE

platte-river(AP) — A man has been rescued from the Platte River in eastern Nebraska.

Authorities say swimmers rescued the man from the river at Two Rivers State Park on Sunday around 4 p.m. and began CPR. The man and his brother had been jumping off a log into the water.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Parizek says the man was flown in critical condition to Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

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