A Nebraska man accused of killing two Sonic employees in 2020 could face the death penalty if he is convicted for the seemingly unprovoked attack on the fast food restaurant.
Sarpy County Attorney Lee Polikov on Monday filed first-degree murder charges in Sarpy County Court against Roberto Silva Jr. The filing allows Polikov to seek the death penalty.
Roberto Silva Jr., the man accused of killing two Sonic employees in Omaha in November is now facing additional charges for allegedly stabbing another inmate while in Sarpy County Jail.
Bellevue Sonic reopens nearly two months after a gunman kills two employees, injures two others Share Updated: 6:34 PM CST Jan 13, 2021 Share Updated: 6:34 PM CST Jan 13, 2021
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Show Transcript SONIC REOPENED TWO MONTHS AFTER A GUNMAN KILLED TWO EMPLOYEES AT THAT RESTAURANT. NATHAN PASTRANA AND RYAN HALBERT DIED ZOE RE SADDLE. AGAIN KENNETH GERNER WERE INJURED IN THE SHOOTING TODAY. THE RESTAURANT OWNER SAYS WHILE THEY ARE READY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AGAIN. HIS EMPLOYEES WERE STILL COPING WITH THE LOSS OF THEIR CO-WORKERS KETV NEWSWATCH SEVENS. DE’LON DILLARD IS LIVE FOR US TONIGHT DELONG AND DAVID MANAGEMENT TELLING ME THAT MANY OF HIS EMPLOYEES WERE ACTUALLY EAGER TO GET BACK HERE AND START WORKING, BUT THE GRIEF THAT HAS NOT ENDED FOR THE EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES NOR THE VICTIMS FAMILIES. THE LIGHTS ARE ON THE DRIVE-THRU IS OPEN AND THE SUN IS SHINING OVER THE SAME PLACE DARKNESS SHATTERED THE HEARTS OF SO MANY IN BELLEVUE WE HAD SEV