Editor's Pick Lincoln judge rules inmate competent for trial in cellmate's death LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023 Updated May 24, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An inmate indicted by a grand jury for allegedly killing his cellmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in 2020 has been ruled competent for trial.kAmp?86=@ q@=VD 42D6 H2D AFE @? 9@=5 =2DE J62C 27E6C 96 H2D 7@F?5 ?@E >6?E2==J 4@>A6E6?E E@ DE2?5 EC:2= 7@C z6G:? r2CE6CVD >FC56C]k^AmkAmq@= H2D EC62E65 3J {:?4@=? #68:@?2= r6?E6C DE277 2?5[ 2E 2 962C:?8 |@?52J[ {2?42DE6C r@F?EJ s:DEC:4E yF586 {@C: |2C6E 7@F?5 9:> 4@>A6E6?E 32D65 @? 2? 6G2=F2E:@? 3J y6??:76C r:>A=\q@9?[ 2 ADJ49@=@8:DE E96C6]k^Am Angelo Bol kAmq@=VD 2EE@C?6J[ %@55 {2?42DE6C[ 7:=65 2 ?@E:46 @7 :?E6?E E@ C6=J @? 2? :?D2?:EJ 5676?D6 2?5[ 2E |@?52JVD 962C:?8[ 2D<65 |2C6E E@ @C56C 2? 6G2=F2E:@? 3J r:>A=\q@9? 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RYAN SODERLIN, THE WORLD-HERALD Tecumseh tour (copy) Housing Unit 2 at the Tecumseh State Prison after the May 10, 2015, riot. RYAN SODERLIN, THE WORLD-HERALD Reach the writer at 402-473-7237 or lpilger@journalstar.com.On Twitter @LJSpilger 0 Comments Locations Lincoln Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. 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