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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The teenager’s arrest stems from the shooting death of Mursal Jama southwest of the 90th and Maple Streets intersection late Tuesday night.
The arrest of the boys, who range in age from 11 to 17 years old, stems from the shooting death of 64-year-old Mursal Jama in west-central Omaha late Tuesday night.
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday upheld an Omaha man's convictions and life sentence for shooting two people, one fatally, in an attempted drug robbery in the Westroads Mall parking lot in 2021.
Omaha recorded its first homicide in over two months when a man was shot Tuesday night. Four boys, ages 11 to 17, have been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting.
An 18-year-old Omaha man will spend more than 60 years in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder and three other felonies for the 2021 killing of 14-year-old Isabella Santiago.
A 35-year-old Omaha man charged with first-degree sexual assault of a child is being held without bail.
A 22-year-old Omaha man who is charged with failing to stop and render aid after striking a woman with his vehicle will stand trial in Douglas County District Court.
An Omaha man who pleaded guilty in June to shooting a friend to death was sentenced Monday.
An armored vehicle belonging to the Omaha Police Department assisted in the arrest of a Blair man following a standoff at his home.Â
An Omaha man who conducted an active shooter drill at Catholic Charities in 2022 — terrorizing employees who were not informed that the shooter was an actor — was found guilty this week of multiple felonies in connection with the drill.Â
An Omaha man was sentenced on Wednesday to decades in prison for shooting his co-worker 21 times after a disagreement at work.Â
The Douglas County SWAT team found and arrested two people suspected of committing a homicide in Utah.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday and charged with first-degree murder and other felonies in connection with the slaying of a 64-year-old Omaha man last week.Â
A 20-year-old Plattsmouth man was acquitted by reason of insanity Thursday in the 2022 killing of a 55-year-old woman.Â
A former Omaha Boy Scout scoutmaster was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Friday after pleading guilty to child enticement.Â
The 11-year-old boy accused of involvement in the Aug. 13 killing of Mursal Jama is one of the youngest people charged with murder in Omaha's history. Nebraska's system struggles with handling such young suspects.Â
The suicide deaths of two inmates at Nebraska prisons in recent years may have been avoided if NDCS had followed recommended policy changes years ago, a new report suggests.
An 18-year-old man who pleaded no contest to running over and killing a 43-year-old man in west Omaha last year will serve anywhere from 20 to 40 years in prison.
Bellevue police are seeking a suspect they believe was involved in a shooting at a Family Dollar on Wednesday morning.
A company developing a 600-megawatt wind farm is suing Knox County in federal court after the county board changed its zoning requirements to make the project economically unfeasible.
Police are investigating an assault after a man was found in Grand Island with part of his scalp missing.
