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‘Serial Stalker’ in Omaha Gets Prison Time

Dammon Haynes
Dammon Haynes

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man described by prosecutors as a “serial stalker” will spend decades in prison.

A Douglas County district court judge sentenced Dammon T. Haynes on Wednesday after he pleaded no contest to stalking, making terroristic threats and tampering with a witness.

All three charges carried “habitual criminal” enhancements because of Haynes’ past. The 38-year-old won’t be eligible for parole for at least 22 years.

Judge Shelly Stratman says she wanted to hold Haynes accountable for a pattern of harassment. She noted that 14 people have been granted protection orders against him.

Prosecutors say Haynes has a history of stalking and terrorizing women. They say he broke into his victims’ homes and threatened their children. Even when in jail, they say he violated no-contact orders.

Nebraska Man, Woman Sentenced in Meth Case

METHLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man and woman have been sentenced to federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.

43-year-old Jose Ulloa has been sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison. Forty-seven-year-old Diane Holbrook has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months.

Prosecutors say the pair distributed at least 18 ounces of meth in the Lincoln area between January 2012 and February 2014. Ulloa sold meth to an undercover officer in June and July of 2013.

The relationship between Ulloa and Holbrook is unclear.

Takata Quality Chief Shuns National Air Bag Recall

airbagWASHINGTON (AP) — The quality chief for Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. is telling a Senate committee that a national recall of driver’s side air bag inflators is not necessary.

In testimony before the Commerce Committee, Senior Vice President of Quality Hiroshi Shimizu says recalls should be limited to high-humidity areas.

Takata air bags can inflate with too much force, sending metal shrapnel into the passenger compartment and injuring people. The problem has caused at least five deaths and dozens of injuries. Humidity can cause the air bag propellant to burn too quickly.

U.S. safety regulators are demanding that Takata recall driver’s air bags nationwide after incidents in California and North Carolina.

But Shimizu says tests have not revealed any inflator ruptures outside the high-humidity zones, mainly in the South.

Dempster Industries Back in Business in Beatrice

dempsterBEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — A longtime manufacturing company in Beatrice is back in business after shuttering its operations three years ago.

The Dempster Industries factory closed in late 2011, but is now under new management. Dempster president Ryan Mitchell said the factory has completed its first full line of spreaders.

The production line took between 12 and 14 weeks to make the spreaders, which can be painted any color a customer wants. The equipment costs about $15,000 each.

Painting and other production is outsourced to Beatrice-area business. Ten people are currently employed at Dempsters, and Mitchell says seven are former employees.

Official: Student Charged in Iowa High School Fire

fire-graphicCOUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The Council Bluffs Community School District says a 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree arson in connection to a high school fire.

District officials said Wednesday that two boys were involved in the Tuesday incident at Abraham Lincoln High School. They say authorities interviewed a 15-year-old boy but he hasn’t been charged.

No injuries were reported after sprinklers extinguished a football tackling dummy in the school field house. Students were evacuated for about 10 minutes while firefighters helped vent smoke.

Fire officials haven’t released the suspects’ identities.

Police ID Girl Found Alone in Omaha

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve identified a young girl found alone in an Omaha neighborhood.

Police received a report around 1 a.m. Wednesday of a girl alone in a neighborhood in south Omaha. Officers conducted a canvass of the area but were unable to determine the child’s identity or where she lives. They estimated the girl is about 3 years old.

The girl, who is in good health, was placed into temporary foster care. She was later identified and her siblings were also put into temporary foster care.

The state’s child protection services department has been notified of the case. Information about the children’s parents has not been released.

Texan Claims Medical Errors Led to Leg Amputations

Medical-ChartFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas man is seeking $10 million in damages for what he says were a series of medical blunders during weight-loss surgery that led to the amputation of both his legs at the knee.

Carlos Saucedo has filed a lawsuit claiming negligence by doctors involved in his 2013 gastric sleeve procedure near Fort Worth. The operation induces weight loss by restricting food intake.

Saucedo alleges that doctors mistakenly cut his aorta, leading to blood loss and lack of circulation to his legs. The lawsuit says he was then taken to a hospital where doctors were slow to diagnose his condition, prompting organ failure. Physicians at that facility are also named as defendants.

Attorney Timothy Ryan, representing doctors at the bariatric clinic, says he’s reviewing details of the case.

Carbon Monoxide Leads to Evacuation of Lincoln Assisted Living Facility

carbon-monoxideLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials say high carbon monoxide levels at an assisted living facility in Lincoln led to a brief evacuation of residents.

Black Hills Energy spokeswoman Brandy Johnson says a carbon monoxide leak at Lincoln Manor was discovered Wednesday morning. Residents were sent to a nearby church while firefighters ventilated the building.

Johnson says the leak was caused by faulty heating equipment. No injuries were reported.

A Black Hills Energy technician arrived at the building around 8:30 a.m. Residents were allowed back in the building around 10:30 a.m.

Police: Lincoln Officer Injured in Crash

lincoln-policeLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln police say an officer needed eight stitches after a distracted driver crashed into his cruiser.

The 25-year-old woman who hit the police car has been cited on suspicion of driving negligently.

Sgt. Mark James says 36-year-old Officer Joseph Keiser was trying to turn on Monday when the woman looked away from the road to pick up something. Her car drifted into Keiser’s lane and hit the rear of his vehicle.

James says the crashed caused $9,000 in damage to the police cruiser.

No other injuries were reported.

Nebraska Man Sentenced in Guns, Drugs Case

Devinoris Davis
Devinoris Davis

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lancaster County judge has sentenced a man to prison for possessing guns and drugs as well as violating a protection order.

33-year-old Devinoris Davis was sentenced Tuesday to between seven and about 13 years in prison. He pleaded no contest to possession of a firearm during a drug violation and a felony protection order violation.

Police found nearly 20 grams of meth when they searched Davis’ apartment in October 2013. They also found a shotgun, two rifles and a revolver. He was found with a woman who had a protection order against him.

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