What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(6) updates to this series since Updated
A 61-year-old man told police he sustained a stab wound while trying to break up a fight Saturday night in South Omaha.
Omaha police arrested a 41-year-old man Friday in connection with a sexual assault that occurred June 15 in downtown Omaha.Â
Will McDonald, 47, pleaded no contest to manslaughter and guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed an additional firearm charge.Â
A former manager at an Omaha Menards was sentenced Monday to a year and one day in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to defrauding the company out of more than $478,000.
An Omaha man who recently completed a five-year stint in federal prison on child pornography charges will return to prison for 11 years after he was convicted again of the same offense.Â
An Omaha man was taken to a hospital with critical injuries Tuesday after allegedly being stabbed by his brother at an apartment near Benson Park.
A 23-year-old told police that he was shot during an attempted robbery early Monday in northwest Omaha.
An Omaha woman displayed erratic behavior, including chasing a man around her house with a taser, before she fatally stabbed a teen girl with a kitchen knife earlier this year, a detective testified on Monday.Â
A Lincoln man accused of raping a woman as she was taking a morning walk near downtown Omaha last month appeared in court for the first time Tuesday and was ordered held on $750,000 bail.Â
In a press release issued Tuesday ahead of a grand jury investigation into the killings of two men by off-duty Omaha police officers earlier this year, police said the slain men were directly connected to narcotics trafficking.
A 40-year-old Omaha man who sent sexually explicit pictures of a minor to an FBI agent was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in federal prison for production of child pornography.Â
Omaha police are searching for two men who robbed a bank Wednesday morning near 90th and Maple Streets before fleeing in a SUV.
The Omaha Police Department is searching for three juveniles after the juveniles allegedly stole fireworks from a tent located in South Omaha early Thursday morning.
