OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 24-year-old Omaha man has been sentenced to prison for attempting to rob a bank.

U.S. Attorney for Nebraska Deborah Gilg said Thursday in a news release that Cameron Ammons was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He had previously pleaded guilty to the charge.

Officials say that on March 4, Ammons ran through the first door of the vestibule of the Centris Federal Credit Union in Omaha. As he approached the second door that allows access into the bank, a uniformed off-duty officer working there drew his gun and chased Ammons, who ran from the bank. Other officers caught and arrested Ammons about 30 minutes later. Nothing was taken from the bank.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a driver has died in a rollover crash on the north side of Grand Island.

The accident was reported a little after 3 p.m. Wednesday. Police say the northbound vehicle went out of control and rolled on U.S. Highway 281.

The name of the driver, who was alone in the vehicle, has not been released.

The crash is being investigated.

WILBER, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have arrested two Lincoln man suspected of setting fire to a trailer in Saline County.

22-year-old Dennis Tomka and 19-year-old Cody Cushman were picked up Tuesday on arrest warrants alleging felony arson. Online jail records say both remained in custody Thursday. Court records don’t list the names of attorneys who could comment for them.

Authorities say the fire was set Friday. It’s unclear how much damage was caused. No injuries have been reported.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met through a networking app.

Court records say 43-year-old Esteban Bueno is charged with sexual assault of a child. Jail records say he remained in custody Thursday. The court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him.

A court document says the boy told police he and Bueno had chatted on the app and then met in person outside a Lincoln cafe on Jan. 28 when Bueno picked him up and drove him to his apartment. The boy said Bueno assaulted him there and then drove him back to the cafe.

Bueno’s next court appearance is scheduled for March 1.

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — An animal shelter is teaming up with a domestic violence service to help victims remove their pets from domestic abuse situations.

The partnership between the Animal Shelter of Northeast Nebraska and Bright Horizons of Norfolk is part of the “House of Hope” program. The animal shelter is able to provide kennel space to protect pets caught in the middle of domestic violence situations, thanks to a Norfolk Area Community Foundation grant.

According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, nearly half of the domestic abuse victims who remain in violent households do so out of fear for their animals.

Bright Horizons Executive Director Linda Olson says partnering with the animal shelter makes one less barrier victims need to overcome when deciding to leave their situation, because the transitional shelter is unable to house pets.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Nebraska says a Ralston woman has pleaded guilty in an income tax scheme case.

U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says in a news release that 36-year-old Kathy Hansen pleaded guilty Monday to misprision of a felony.

Officials say that in 2014, Hansen opened bank accounts with nearly $12,000 in illegally-obtained tax refunds. Investigators say the tax refunds were obtained as part of a tax refund fraud scheme being operated by individuals believed to be outside the U.S. The deposited funds were then sent by Hansen to people in Nigeria. Officials say Hansen knew a crime was being committed and failed to notify law enforcement.

Hansen faces up to three years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine when she’s sentenced May 1.

DESHLER, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has died in the crash of the sport utility vehicle she was driving in southeast Nebraska.

The accident occurred around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, on a county road about four miles south of Deshler. The Thayer County Sheriff’s Office says the SUV ran off the roadway and rolled over, ejecting the driver. She was alone in the vehicle.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sheriff’s Office identified her as 37-year-old Maranda Brandt.

 

SCHUYLER, Neb. (AP) — City Council members in Schuyler are divided over whether a residency requirement should be removed for police department supervisors.

Police Chief K.C. Bang is looking to hire a police sergeant and wants the requirement waived. Some City Council members say police supervisors should live in the communities they serve.

Bang and one officer currently reside in Schuyler. The rest live about 15 to 20 minutes away in other communities. Bang says he’d like to waive the requirement in part because so many of his officers live outside the small city.

Mayor Dave Reinecke notes the community isn’t especially keen on public servants living elsewhere. He noted the backlash after former Police Chief Lenny Hiltner moved to Columbus instead of Schuyler after being appointed chief.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 29-year-old Lincoln woman whose 2-year-old stepson drowned after she left him alone in the bathtub has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Jacqueline Cooley was sentenced in Lancaster County District Court on Tuesday. She pleaded no contest in December to a felony child abuse charge.

Prosecutors say Cooley told police she left Jase Queen in the bathtub on Jan. 7, 2016, and left to get a towel. Mathers says when she came back two to three minutes later, he was face down and turning blue in about 10 inches of water.

Mathers says the boy’s grandmother told police he had survived a similar incident in November 2015, and Cooley told family members she had learned her lesson.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have rescued a man who jumped into the Missouri River from a pedestrian bridge that connects Omaha with Council Bluffs, Iowa.

He leaped from the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge at 6:15 p.m. Monday and spent 15 minutes in the frigid water before his rescue on the Nebraska side.

Omaha Police Officer Phillip Anson says an officer entered the water to try to reach the man but couldn’t get a good hold. Anson says two other officers reached out with a stick, and the man grabbed it so he could be pulled to shore.

He was taken to Creighton University Medical Center. His name hasn’t been released.