NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A 25-year-old North Platte man who stabbed another man to death has been given one to five years in
prison.
Nathaniel Polanco pleaded guilty in March to a felony count of attempted assault. In exchange, prosecutors reduced the charge from
manslaughter and dropped a weapons charge.
Local media that at Polanco’s sentencing on Monday, he apologized for causing the death of 24-year-old Michael Fernau (FUR’-now) on Oct. 22.
Fernau was stabbed at his house and died at a hospital. Police say the two men had been arguing and that Polanco “just snapped.”
There is an additional band that will be performing this Saturday along with Daughtry and Dirty Guv’Nahs!
Source: Beta Wolf's Facebook Page
The name of the band is called Beta Wolf. You can preview their work here, and if you really want an insider check out their Facebook page.
The line up is as follows:
1st: Rock, Paper, Dynamite
2nd: Beta Wolf
3rd: Dirty Guv’Nahs
4th: Daughtry
The Concert will start up at 7:45. Make sure you have your tickets!
For more information as available check out www.nebraskalanddays.com
A news release from David Fudge says “As Daughtry winds up their latest leg of the Break The Spell Tour in North Platte this weekend, they decided to bring some friends along with them. Beta Wolf, which has been touring with Daughtry throughout the spring, will play Saturday night in North Platte.
Based out of Los Angeles, Beta Wolf released their first record in October
on the JVC/Victor label. They join Rock, Paper, Dynamite and The Dirty Guv’nahs
on stage in front of Daughtry. Rock Paper Dynamite will take the stage at 7:45 on Saturday night, 15 minutes earlier than planned as to accommodate the addition of Beta Wolf.
Tickets for the show are still available, and can be purchased online at
www.nebraskalanddays.com or at the box office at 509 E. 4 th Street.”
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A North Platte man has been convicted of two counts in connection with a drug-related death.
Local media reports that Jeffery Manary was convicted Monday in Lincoln County District Court of attempted distribution of methamphetamine and illegal distribution of OxyContin, a powerful prescription painkiller. In exchange for Manary’s plea to those counts, prosecutors dropped charges of manslaughter and a more serious drug count for the Aug. 3 overdose death of Esther Smith.
Manary’s co-defendant and Smith’s sister, Elizabeth Crawford, pleaded guilty in March to two misdemeanor counts in Smith’s death. Crawford was sentenced to 18 months’ probation earlier this month.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A 43-year-old North Platte woman has made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of arson.
Court records say Royalene Hernandez pleaded guilty on Monday to attempted second-degree arson.
Local media in North Platte says her sentencing is scheduled for July 30.
Hernandez was arrested April 2 after firefighters were sent to her home to battle a carpet fire. Prosecutors say Hernandez started the fire so another resident would leave.
No injuries were reported.
Court records say Hernandez also is known as Royalene Hernandez-Cazares and as Royalene Beauvais.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Douglas County prosecutors have charged a man with vehicular homicide in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Omaha last weekend.
County Attorney Don Kleine on Tuesday charged 35-year-old Joseph Brosnihan with motor vehicle homicide while under the influence and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
He’s accused of hitting 26-year-old Ashley Rodriguez with his truck early Sunday. She died at the scene.
Kleine says Brosnihan, who surrendered to police, has a prior DUI conviction.
Brosnihan’s case isn’t on the online court system and it’s unclear if he has attorney. His initial court appearance is set for Wednesday.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 30-year-old woman who repaid most of the money she stole from her employer in south-central Nebraska has been given six months of house arrest.
Christina Srack pleaded guilty in March to stealing over $100,000 from the State Bank of Riverdale between July 2007 and August 2008.
Local media says she was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Lincoln on Monday. She was also ordered to serve a day in federal custody, five years of probation and to pay $2,100 more.
The bank discovered the loss in 2008. Srack was indicted in 2011.
Prosecutors say she diverted most of the money from three customers’ accounts, forged three checks and made two unauthorized electronic payments. More than $99,000 was repaid within two weeks.
NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — Organizers of a Nebraska airshow say a passenger injured during a hot air balloon ride is an elderly woman whose ankle was broken.
Air show spokesman Christopher Amundson said Tuesday the woman was in good condition. She was riding with another passenger and a pilot Sunday during the Nebraska Airfest and 2012 State Fly-in in Norfolk.
Amundson says the balloon was one of seven that lifted off at 6:30 a.m. Pilots and passengers reported light winds, and the balloons flew north into Pierce County.
Amundson says surface winds then increased to 14 mph, and the pilot began a controlled descent into a field. The balloon’s gondola tipped over when it touched the ground.
The pilot was uninjured, and the balloon was not damaged. The other passenger suffered abrasions.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Omaha has released final details of a plan to shut down some schools and merge several parishes in east Omaha.
Local Media in Omaha says Archbishop George J. Lucas says the plan, called Promise 2020, is aimed at making sure young people have quality schools and faith-filled parishes for “years to come.”
The plan, released Tuesday, calls for closing three schools and placing five in a regional consortium. Students who currently attend one of the schools slated for closure will be able to attend a consortium school of their choice after the 2012-2013 school year.
The Archdiocese also announced plans to merge several parishes in east Omaha. The plan would reduce from 34 parishes to 26 over five years.
PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in a pond at a park in Papillion in eastern Nebraska.
Police say a Schwer Park’s employee mowing around the pond found the body Tuesday morning. Authorities say the body is that of a white man, but they can’t determine an age. An autopsy is pending.
Police believe the body had been in the water for a day or less, but is badly decomposed.
