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COLLIN SPILINEK
Fremont Tribune
A Nickerson man and Fremont woman were both sentenced to two years in prison for absconding from their probations in the Dodge County District Court Monday.
Tyler F. Vance, 38, and Alicia F. Utterback, 32, admitted to violating the conditions of their probations and were found guilty by Judge Geoffrey Hall.
On April 4, 2019, Vance was sentenced to 30 months of intensive supervised probation for possession of a controlled substance charge.
âHe previously had absconded on probation and a motion to revoke had been filed on him,â Deputy Dodge County Attorney Emily Beamis said. âThe defendant was once again given the privilege to remain on probation through an agreement between the defense and the state.â
COLLIN SPILINEK
Fremont Tribune
A 47-year-old Fremont woman was sentenced to two years in the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women for drug possession and tampering with evidence Monday.
Tekisha R. Skeens pleaded guilty on March 8 in Dodge County District Court to two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of tampering with physical evidence.
On Oct. 14, 2020, a Dodge County Sheriffâs Office deputy observed Skeens driving with no front or rear license plates and conducted a traffic stop.
A drug detection K-9 unit was requested for the traffic stop and a probable cause search was conducted. Cartridges of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) were found, as well as drug paraphernalia and syringes.
COLLIN SPILINEK
Fremont Tribune
A 22-year-old Fremont man pleaded no contest to charges of child abuse and domestic assault after throwing a plate at his six-month-old child and causing head injuries Monday.
Shae A. Renard, who appeared in the Dodge County District Court while in custody, was found guilty by Judge Geoffrey Hall.
On March 5, 2021, Fremont Police Department officers responded to Methodist Fremont Health on a report of child abuse to a six-month-old child who had severe lacerations to his face.
While investigating the incident, officers found that the injuries stemmed from a verbal argument between Renard and his wife in which he threw a ceramic plate at her, Deputy Dodge County Attorney Emily Beamis said.
COLLIN SPILINEK
Fremont Tribune
A Fremont teen pleaded guilty on Monday to attempted delivery of methamphetamine in the Dodge County District Court.
Alyssa M. Johnson, 19, previously pleaded not guilty, but withdrew the plea in court in order to apply to the Dodge County Adult Drug Court program as part of her plea deal.
On March 11, 2020, an investigator with the Fremont Police Departmentâs III Corps Drug Task Force made contact with a confidential informant, who said they had arranged a drug buy with Johnson.
âInvestigators with the task force met up with the confidential informant at a predetermined location here in Dodge County, Nebraska,â Deputy Dodge County Attorney Emily Beamis said. âThe confidential informant was searched, provided with documented currency and a wire.â