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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A Fremont woman who entered a plea of no contest to a charge of misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide was sentenced Thursday.
A man and a child were critically injured in a three-car collision in rural northwestern Douglas County Friday night.
An Omaha teen initially charged with first-degree murder for killing a man by repeatedly running him over with a car last year was found guilty on a reduced charge of manslaughter earlier this week.Â
A Sarpy County jury found a 48-year-old Papillion man guilty of manslaughter Thursday in the death of his estranged wife in August.
Jason Davenport faces felony charges in both Douglas County and Washington County, according to court records.Â
Wilbert Smith, 32, has been charged with Xavier Bass’ murder on the U.S. Highway 75 North Freeway on Nov. 5, 2017.
A 32-year-old man charged in connection with a 2017 homicide in North Omaha has been transferred from a prison in Lincoln to the Douglas County Jail.
Two Omaha men, both 18, were found guilty last week of first-degree murder among other felonies in connection with the June 2021 killing of Timothy Washington III.Â
A 15-year-old Omaha boy convicted of a 2022 murder briefly escaped from a Lincoln youth detention facility on Friday before he was re-apprehended in Omaha hours later.Â
One person died from gunshot wounds Sunday night near 29th and Potter Streets in North Omaha.
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.
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
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
Omaha police arrested a 41-year-old man Friday in connection with a sexual assault that occurred June 15 in downtown Omaha.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.
