What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
(10) updates to this series since Updated
Two Omaha men died Saturday night in a shooting at the I-29 Speedway in Pacific Junction, Iowa.
On Friday, a Washington County jury found a 24-year-old Council Bluffs man guilty of shooting the mother of his child and killing her brother in May 2023.Â
The Nebraska Summit on Justice and Disparities held at Creighton on Friday was the first of its kind for Nebraska, an organizer said.
Jack Olson, a longtime fundraiser for police organizations, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of tax evasion in federal court in Lincoln on Thursday.Â
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will allow parts of a federal civil rights lawsuit to go forward against three Papillion police officers in connection with a traffic stop in 2019.
One person was arrested on suspicion of arson Tuesday following a fire at an Omaha home near 166th and Pacific Streets.Â
This year's National Night Out events on Tuesday will include agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration discussing the dangers of drug use at three locations in the Omaha area.Â
A Valley man charged with recording himself having sex with two females without their permission has been sentenced to one year of probation. Â
One man was knocked unconscious and another was cut with a knife early Sunday during a fight that began outside a social hall in South Omaha.
An Omaha man was sentenced to two years probation last week in Douglas County District Court, making him the last of three people to be prosecuted in connection with a 2023 gun battle near 31st Street and Ames Avenue.
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.
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 teenager’s arrest stems from the shooting death of Mursal Jama southwest of the 90th and Maple Streets intersection late Tuesday night.
