What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(14) updates to this series since Updated
A 19-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of first-degree domestic assault early Sunday after a man was found down in a North Omaha parking lot.Â
A 14-year-old boy was scheduled to plead guilty in juvenile court Wednesday to multiple felonies in connection with the sexual assaults of two Omaha women last year, but issues with translation services and age documentation delayed the proceedings.Â
A 47-year-old woman was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of a man who died on Christmas Eve when he was struck by a vehicle in Council Bluffs.
Two men shot and killed by off-duty Omaha police officers shot early Saturday in South Omaha have been identified.
An Omaha man incarcerated at the Douglas County Correctional Center died after he was found unresponsive in his cell on Wednesday night.
An Omaha man facing a manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal stabbing earlier this week appeared in court for the first time and was ordered held on $250,000 bail.Â
Major hotel chains operating in Nebraska will have to be more transparent about hidden mandatory fees throughout the booking process, under a settlement agreement reached last week with the Nebraska Attorney General's Office.
A Lincoln man found guilty of escape from custody and leading police on a reckless two-hour chase across Douglas County was sentenced Thursday to 2½ years in prison.Â
Rondy Woodard was named permanent superintendent of the Douglas County Youth Center after having served as interim superintendent since November.
A former Omaha police captain who was previously awarded nearly $1 million by a federal jury after being passed up for a promotion is making additional allegations in a new lawsuit.
A 23-year-old Bennington woman has been charged with motor vehicle homicide and manslaughter in connection with a fatal Saunders County crash.
A 55-year-old man is dead after being stabbed in South Omaha on Wednesday evening. An arrest has been made in connection with the killing.
The downtown Omaha incident happened as police responded to a report of an assault. The girl has since been released from the Nebraska Medical Center.
Two off-duty police officers shot and killed two men early Saturday in South Omaha, according to the Omaha Police Department.Â
One of the two men shot and killed by off-duty Omaha Police Department officers on Saturday fired a handgun at officers prior to them shooting 21 times at the men’s vehicle, authorities said Thursday.
Kierre Williams pleaded not guilty to the charges of first-degree murder and three other felonies. He has been accused of killing the Rev. Stephen Gutgsell, a priest in Fort Calhoun.
A 14-year-old Omaha boy admitted to sexually assaulting two women at knifepoint last summer during a Juvenile Court appearance on Wednesday.Â
A school resource officer at Elkhorn South has been placed on paid administrative leave and is the subject of a criminal investigation after allegations of "inappropriate conduct" with a student.Â
A 30-year-old man was ticketed on suspicion of unlawful discharge of a firearm after he accidentally shot himself while waiting to pick up food in the drive-thru lane of a North Omaha barbecue restaurant.Â
A 42-year-old Omaha woman was arrested earlier this week in connection to an alleged December assault and theft, including of a sword collection, from an apartment.
Days after two off-duty Omaha police officers shot and killed two men in a south Omaha alleyway, details about what led to the fatal interaction remain scarce.Â
