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Omaha, Police Union Reach Tentative Agreement

omahaOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The City of Omaha has reached a tentative agreement on a two-year contract with the union representing Police Chief Todd Schmaderer and four deputy chiefs.

Mayor Jean Stothert’s office said in a release Wednesday that the negotiations focused on salaries. The exact amounts weren’t immediately available, but Stothert said the annual cost of the salary increases for the management team is about $22,000.

Other details of the agreement include changes to some pension benefits and a change to the period required to achieve top salary.

The City Council must approve the agreement. A public hearing is scheduled Dec. 17, and a final vote will be held Jan. 7.

Lincoln Counterfeiter Gets 7-10 Years in Prison

Antwon Williams
Antwon Williams

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 32-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to prison for forgery in a counterfeiting case.

Online court records say Antwon Williams was sentenced on Monday to seven to 10 years. He’d pleaded guilty to a lone count of forgery.

Prosecutors say Williams passed fake $100 bills in October 2012 at a shoe store, a pizza place and a convenience store.

Omaha Bar Accused of Violating Music Copyrights

copyrightOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A suburban Omaha bar is being accused of violating copyright law by playing songs like “Brown Eyed Girl” and “Born to Be Wild” for customers at its Waterloo location.

Broadcast Music International leads a list of music industry plaintiffs on the lawsuit filed Friday against the Fire Barn Sports Bar & Grill.

Neither the lawyer representing the music licensing agencies nor the bar’s manager responded immediately to messages about the case.

Federal law says writers and publishers of music are entitled to be paid for public performances of their music. Bars and other businesses usually pay an annual fee to groups such as BMI for a blanket license to their songs.

The lawsuit says the Fire Barn played the songs without a proper license to do so.

Suspect Captured in Death of Kansas Mom, Children

independence-kansas-police(AP) — A man wanted in connection with the deaths of a southeast Kansas woman and her three children has been captured.

Independence Police Chief Harry Smith says the man, who has not been formally charged yet, was arrested while walking along a street Tuesday talking on his cellphone to a friend who’d alerted police about the man’s whereabouts.

Details of his capture emerged Wednesday. More than 100 law enforcement officers from numerous agencies were involved in the manhunt.

Smith says officers spotted the suspect shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday about a block from the local hospital. His clothes were soaking wet and frozen.

The man had been sought in the deaths of 29-year-old Cami Umbarger, of Parsons, and her three children, ages 9, 6, and 4.

Omaha Slayings Suspect Probed in Another Shooting

Nikko Jenkins
Nikko Jenkins

(AP) — Authorities say a man charged with four Omaha slayings is suspected in another shooting

On Wednesday Omaha police said 27-year-old Nikko Jenkins is being investigated in the shooting, but officers wouldn’t provide any details about what happened. They did say county prosecutors are aware of the investigation.

Jenkins has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Juan Uribe-Pena, Jorge Cajiga-Ruiz, Curtis Bradford and Andrea Kruger. The four were killed within weeks of Jenkins’ release from prison on July 30.

Earlier this week a judge ordered that Jenkins be evaluated at the state psychiatric hospital in Lincoln. The judge wouldn’t accept Jenkins’ new plea of guilty until Jenkins has been checked by state psychiatric experts.

2 Trials Set in Lincoln Shooting Death

gavel-and-scaleLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Trials have been scheduled for two men charged in the slaying of a Lincoln man last year.

Judge Paul Merritt Jr. on Tuesday scheduled a trial to begin Feb. 3 for 24-year-old Miguel Castillo. He’s charged with first-degree murder and two weapons crimes. A trial date of Feb. 10 is scheduled for 21-year-old Adrian Casares. He’s charged with being an accessory, terroristic threats and two weapons crimes.

Both men have pleaded not guilty.

The charges stem from the slaying of 25-year-old Tyler Schoenrock. His body was found Dec. 30 by a newspaper carrier on a rural road north of Lincoln.

Fremont Man Gets Prison for Threatening Girlfriend

jailFREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A Fremont man has been sentenced to prison for threatening to kill his girlfriend.

According to court records, 39-year-old Gary O’Dey was sentenced on Monday in Dodge County District Court. He’d pleaded guilty to making a terroristic threat and domestic assault.

Prosecutors say a woman told Fremont police on April 19 that she and O’Dey had gotten into an argument the night before but she allowed him to stay in her basement while she went upstairs to sleep.

She told officers that she awoke to find O’Dey next to her. She says that before he struck her, he said: “If you didn’t have kids I’d murder you.”

The judge gave O’Dey consecutive sentences of 20 to 60 months for the threat and a year for the assault.

Neb. Man Accused of Attacking Sleeping Man

wymore-ne(AP) — A man in southeast Nebraska has been accused of breaking into a home and assaulting a man sleeping on a couch.

Wymore police say Brandon Imes was arrested Tuesday morning after he allegedly entered the home and attacked the man. Witnesses say the man was hit several times in the head, face and torso. A woman told authorities Imes hit her in the face when she tried to intervene.

Items damaged in the alleged assault include a chair and computer table.

Additional information about the incident has not been released. Imes, of Wymore, faces third-degree assault, criminal mischief, criminal trespassing and disturbing the peace.

Court records do not list an attorney for Imes. His next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 10.

Omaha Man Gets Probation in Jet Flight Ruckus

dept.-of-justiceOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 32-year-old man accused of a liquor-fueled ruckus aboard a flight from New York to Omaha has been given probation.

Federal prosecutors said Monday that Deshaun Blackett, of Omaha, was given two years of probation and must perform 100 hours of community service.

Blackett was convicted of assault. He originally was indicted on a charge of interference with flight crew members and attendants. Prosecutors say that on an April 30 flight, an intoxicated and agitated Blackett grabbed an arm of a flight attendant and yelled at several attendants.

Man Arrested in Death of Omaha Infant

omaha-police(AP) — Omaha police say a man has been arrested in connection with the October death of his girlfriend’s infant son.

Police spokesman James Shade says 27-year-old Ryan Mullen was in custody Tuesday at the Douglas County jail. He has been charged with felony homicide-child abuse.

Prosecutors say Mullen is responsible for the death of 8-month-old Payton Birtwell. The boy was brought to a local hospital on Oct. 18 after his mother told officers her son fell out of his stroller. Payton had a brain bleed and was taken off life support several days later.

Court records do not list if Mullen has an attorney.

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