Lincoln woman enters plea for helping dump Carly Schaaf's body in lake Rachel Pageler pleaded guilty to two felony charges Thursday for her part in helping to dump Carly Schaaf's body at Pawnee Lake in 2021 and concealing evidence.

As part of the plea agreement, she's now looking at a maximum of five years in prison and two and a half years of post-release supervision at her sentencing in October for her participation in the disposal of the 23-year-old Lincoln woman's body.

On Tuesday, Police Chief Michon Morrow acknowledged the allegations.
"The LPD did investigate former Captain Jake Dilsaver for allegations related to recently misusing his assigned department vehicle to meet with personal friends for purposes unrelated to city business."

Former Lincoln police captain faced 2 investigations before resignation 'in lieu of termination' "Some of what may have happened may be against their (LPD) policy," Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said. "But it wasn't necessarily against the law."

"Some of what may have happened may be against their policy," Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said. "But it wasn't necessarily against the law. Or certainly didn't rise to the level of being able to charge him with anything."

Nebraska sheriff, ICE accused of holding woman in jail despite posting bond in immigration case A woman who was swept up in the June immigration raid at Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha says a Nebraska sheriff has refused to release her from jail despite an

An Omaha woman swept up in an ICE raid on a food processing facility in June paid her bond and an immigration judge granted her release.

But Lincoln County Sheriff Jerome Kramer refuses to let Floribertha Mayo Anicasio go. From @ljspilger.bsky.social: journalstar.com/news/state-r...

Former owner of Lincoln's Blue Blood Brewing faces new round of civil lawsuits Brian Podwinski and his Roca business, ISW Custom Builders, are facing a string of lawsuits, and a filing in one suggests a criminal investigation is underway.

"Mr. Podwinski and The P.O.D. Group LLC are happy to comply with law enforcement as the investigation continues and look forward to being cleared of wrongdoing by law enforcement, and for their day in court in the civil matter," his attorney said.

Former head of Special Victims Unit resigns from Lincoln Police Department Jake Dilsaver, the one-time head of the Special Victims Unit, resigned from the Lincoln Police Department on Thursday, city officials confirmed.

The one-time head of the Special Victims Unit resigned from the Lincoln Police Department on Thursday, city officials confirmed.

Lincoln man who came at officers with knives found not responsible by reason of insanity "It is hereby ordered that defendant is acquitted of the charges against him solely on the ground of insanity," the judge wrote in an order last week.

After a bench trial last week, District Judge Susan Strong said the state had proven that Johnson committed the acts, and the defense had proven by a preponderance of the evidence that he was not responsible by reason of insanity.

At trial in Germany, Nebraska man found guilty of murder of young woman in 1978 A Nebraska man has been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment in Germany for a 1978 killing in the town where he was stationed in the U.S. Army.

When the presiding judge told him he had seven days to appeal, Molina stood up and shouted, according to The Main-Post News, a German newspaper covering the trial, which started at the end of January.
"I am not f***ing guilty," he yelled. "You believe f***ing liars."

Verdict nears for Nebraska man on trial in Germany for young woman's killing in 1978 "I did not commit the crime," he said, then repeated himself and turned to face the victim's brother and said that he hoped her family finds the person who did.

Last week, Molina denied he killed Hümpfer.
"I did not commit the crime," he said, according to a local news account, then repeated himself and turned to face the victim's brother and said that he hoped her family finds the person who did.

At sentencing, attorney says Lincoln woman enabled, took part in sex abuse of 3 girls Sahara Williams was sentenced to 22 to 23 years in prison, the max she could get for second-degree sexual assault and felony child abuse.

"The court is probably wondering why. Why would she participate in these horrible acts with Maurice Thomas?" her attorney, Matt Kosmicki, told Lancaster County District Judge Matthew Mellor.

Lincoln man goes to prison for taking sexually explicit pictures, videos with 1-year-old child A Lincoln man who recorded himself sexually abusing a 1-year-old child and later shared the video online was sentenced to 55 to 71 years in prison Tuesday.

Lancaster County District Judge Kevin McManaman said while Arrlon Walker expressed some remorse at sentencing, he had significant treatment needs.
"And the safety of the community is paramount in this case," he said.

Black Illinois police officer, Hispanic wife sue Saline County deputy and sheriff over I-80 stop "Nothing about them was materially different than the average American interstate traveler," their attorney said.

Lyle Nettles knew the police dog didn't hit.
But the Illinois man, himself a law enforcement officer, watched as the Saline County Sheriff's deputy searched his rental car along Interstate 80 anyway.

Seward Fourth of July draws tourists, locals alike for patriotic fun "Oh, it's a beautiful, historic, little town," Carl Duelley said. "This is why I came."

Ladies were selling slices of pie in the basement before noon.
The cloggers a block away drew a standing-room-only crowd back at the bandshell. A block to the east, kids played in the spray from the water fight between Goehner and Seward volunteer firefighters.

Lincoln man gets maximum sentence for woman's stabbing death in 2022 "Ms. Champion was a member of our society, and we don't treat members of our community this way," the judge said.

Given a chance to say something at sentencing, Charles Alexander told the judge he could say a lot about himself. Instead, he expressed his frustration that no one was in the courtroom for his victim, 36-year-old Jasimin Champion.

In bodycam footage, Lincoln woman pleads to police sergeant: 'You're choking me' The lawsuit alleges that after the Lincoln woman was Tased and strapped to a gurney, Police Sgt. Jeff Urkevich "placed his hand around Birkes' throat and strangled her."

In a newly filed federal lawsuit, a Lincoln woman has accused a Lincoln police sergeant of using excessive force during a 2023 arrest by putting his hands on her neck.

University of Nebraska settles with ex-student who alleged retaliation for sexual misconduct report The former UNL graduate student initially accused a lecturer of putting drugs in her drink at a Lincoln club and subjecting her to unwelcome sexual contact in December 2019.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has agreed to pay $55,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a former student alleging she faced retaliation after reporting sexual misconduct by a lecturer.

Judge affirms firing of Lancaster County deputy who failed to serve warrants for fines A district judge has affirmed the firing of a former Lancaster County Sheriff's sergeant for not arresting two people on warrants for their failure to pay fines in misdemeanor cases.

"Sheriffs and their deputies have a fundamental nondiscretionary duty to serve warrants. Not only did the petitioner ignore this duty, but he (also) failed to take accountability for his failure," the judge wrote.

Trolley will ferry employees during parking lot construction near Lincoln's County-City Building Three additional levels will increase parking space and replace the surface parking lot to the south of the County-City Building where StarTran’s planned multi-modal transportation center will be buil...

For anyone who works or goes to the Hall of Justice regularly, get ready for a terrible time finding parking.

Judge signs off on forced medication for Lincoln man charged with murder in 2023 killing Judge Yardley found that Alaric Harden remains an imminent risk for aggression and, based on evidence offered at the hearing, that antipsychotic medication was essential to restoring his competence fo...

A county court judge has authorized the involuntary medication of a 46-year-old man who is accused of killing a 76-year-old Lincoln man, who was found dead in his home a year and a half ago.

Lincoln judge hears arguments over latest legal challenge to medical marijuana "This is not a Nebraska-specific argument. They're the same recycled arguments that happen time after time after time in (states where medical cannabis has been approved)," attorney Daniel Gutman said...

As lawmakers debated a bill to regulate medical marijuana at the Nebraska State Capitol, a Lincoln judge Tuesday took up a motion seeking the dismissal of the latest legal challenge to Initiatives 437 and 438, which were overwhelmingly approved by voters in November.

Lincoln man who did time for attempted murder sentenced for sexually abusing young boy "Mr. Geiger is a liar, and he is hopelessly and irredeemably delusional," Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Jason Cooper said Wednesday at Bradley Geiger's sentencing.

In 1990, at the age of 18, Bradley Geiger went to prison for the attempted murder and rape at knifepoint of a 20-year-old Grand Island woman.
Then, last year, he forced sexual contact on a 4-year-old Lincoln boy by taking advantage of a position of trust.

Michigan man goes to prison for north Lincoln hotel shooting last year "I don't know how anybody can look at this and say that incarceration is not warranted," the prosecutor argued.

Lincoln attorney Bob Creager described the shooting last summer as a case of self-defense but said Michael Cornejo had to consider the litigation risks, given the Nebraska Supreme Court's current jury instructions for self-defense.