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20-year-old acquitted in death of woman whose body was found in 2022 Plattsmouth area house fire
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (WOWT) - The man responsible for the death of a 55-year-old Cass County woman whose body was found in a house fire in 2022 was acquitted “on the grounds of insanity.”. Jabari Parsons was 18 years old when he was charged with the first-degree murder of Mary...
'Some accountability': Nebraska law on juvenile detention faces scrutiny after crime spree
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska's juvenile detention law is under scrutiny after a series of crimes involving minors, including an 11-year-old now facing a murder charge. "It depends on if you speak to a particular judge or county attorney on how they read that statute. It does say detention. It doesn't specify secure or staff secure," said Sarpy County's Youth Facility Director Tami Steensma. "The age is also a concern too. It doesn't even give us any leeway for a very heinous crime to place a youth under the age of 12 in detention."
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