What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
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A Papillion man was arrested this week after he allegedly used a flying drone to secretly record video of a woman and child through the window of an apartment.
An 18-year-old Omaha man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree murder and various firearm charges in connection with a fatal November shooting.Â
A vehicle suspected of leaving the scene of a collision with a pedestrian Tuesday night in midtown Omaha has been located in Council Bluffs.
An Omaha minister was arrested last week and is being held in custody without bail on allegations that he repeatedly sexually abused a young boy over a period of three years.Â
A 22-year-old Omaha man was sentenced Monday to 32 to 40 years in prison for shooting and killing an 18-year-old man who attempted to steal a bag of marijuana during a drug deal.Â
A Douglas County jury took less than five hours last week to convict a Texas man on two counts of first-degree murder among other felonies for a 2020 double homicide.
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office will put six automatic license plate readers on digital signs along the Interstate 80 to flag vehicles connected to missing persons and criminal suspects.
An Omaha man who was arrested following an armed standoff with police after they served a warrant for child sexual assault allegations has been charged with 22 more felonies.
Tuesday's decision marks the third mistrial and the second deadlocked jury in the prosecution of Nyir Kuek for the 2019 killings of Michael Sykora and Tracy Atkins.
Kierre Williams is accused of killing Rev. Stephen Gutgsell, a Roman Catholic priest in Fort Calhoun, and is scheduled to have a district court hearing on Feb. 6 in Blair.
A 19-year-old Omaha woman was at a memorial gathering for her recently slain cousin when she was killed in a drive-by shooting outside her family's home last October, an Omaha police detective said Monday. Â
