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
Omaha police made one arrest Saturday while investigating two separate stabbings.Â
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday ordered a Papillion attorney be disbarred for misappropriating more than $137,000 in client funds.Â
A 42-year-old attempted to bring a loaded handgun into the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center Thursday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department.Â
An Omaha man who was shot in a North Omaha neighborhood on Monday was an "innocent bystander" and is now brain dead, prosecutors said.
When he wasn’t working and catching criminals, Tye was a fun-loving dog. The Omaha police dog died on Sept. 13.
Omaha police are investigating two separate shootings which has led to the death of a man and left a woman injured.
A second man who was injured in a shooting Monday in North Omaha has been released from a hospital and booked into the Douglas County Jail.
Trial began Tuesday for Imhotep Davis, who has been charged with second-degree murder and other charges in connection to Karly Wood's death at a North Omaha party in November 2022.
Joseph Keyes, 14, is one of six people to face charges of first-degree murder, robbery and other felonies in connection with the Aug. 13 killing of 64-year-old Mursal Jama. He appeared in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing.Â
A 25-year-old man allegedly told a woman that he intended to rape her during a home invasion in Blair.
One of three men injured Monday by gunfire in North Omaha has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault.Â
A Papillion man was sentenced to jail Monday for using a drone to secretly record video of a woman and child through an apartment window in 2023.
A two-vehicle crash in rural Colfax County on Friday resulted in the death of a 36-year-old man and left two others with life-threatening injuries.Â
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of an Omaha man accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Karly Wood during an exchange of gunfire at a North Omaha birthday party in 2022.Â
A 24-year-old man described by authorities as an "innocent bystander" has died from gunshot wounds received during an attempted robbery last week in North Omaha.Â
Flanked by a packed gallery and an attentive jury, attorneys in a Douglas County courtroom on Monday laid out dueling versions of the events that took place in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022.Â
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Two Omaha teens accused of shooting and killing a bystander while attempting to rob someone earlier this month will face first-degree murder charges, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Wednesday.Â
After more than 13 hours of deliberations across three days, a Douglas County jury found an Omaha man guilty of manslaughter for the killing of a woman at a party in 2022.Â
A 15-year-old boy was charged with manslaughter after prosecutors allege he crashed a stolen car early Monday morning, killing a 14-year-old passenger who was partially ejected and seriously injuring four other occupants.Â
A 21-year-old man was seriously injured in a North Omaha shooting on Tuesday night.
Because of the first-degree murder convictions, the trial enters its second phase, an aggravated circumstances hearing in which the jury will determine if Jason Jones will face the death penalty.
A man is dead after an incident involving Omaha police officers Saturday night, Omaha police said.
A 48-year-old Omaha man faces years of incarceration in the Nebraska prison system after pleading no contest last week to manslaughter.
A woman will be sentenced in November after pleading no contest to tampering with evidence in connection with the fatal beating of a man at a South Omaha apartment complex. Â
