A man with the same name as a movie character and one who has a similar name to the actor of who played Superman appeared in Dodge County Court Tuesday.
Jimmy Olson, 54, of Fremont pleaded no contest to DUI-third offense, a Class W misdemeanor. In exchange for his plea, the charge was amended from DUI-third offense greater than .15 percent blood alcohol content, a Class IIIA felony. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and sentencing set for April 3 so he could attend inpatient treatment. He was released from jail on a personal recognizance bond.
Leo Eskey was appointed to represent Christopher Reeves, 27, of Fremont and his arraignment on a motion to revoke his probation was continued until March 6. Reeves is on probation for DUI-third offense.
Jimmy Olson was the young photographer for the Daily Planet in the Superman comics and movies. Christopher Reeve starred as Superman in a series of movies.
Other cases heard Tuesday included (unless otherwise noted, an additional $44 in court costs is added to fines and jail sentences):
* Justin Adams, 22, of Fremont pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs-first offense, a Class W misdemeanor, and possession of marijuana-less than an ounce, an infraction. In exchange for his plea, a charge of refusal to submit to a blood test, a Class W misdemeanor, was dismissed. He was sentenced to seven days in jail, fined $500 and his driver’s license was suspended for six months.
* Avis Andrews was appointed to represent Justin L. Baker, 33, of Fremont and arraignment on a motion to revoke his probation was continued until March 6. Baker is on probation for resisting arrest, a Class I misdemeanor, and driving under the influence-first offense, a Class W misdemeanor. Bond was set at 10 percent of $10,000.
* Michael Buehler, 23, of Fremont pleaded guilty to DUI-first offense. In exchange for his plea, the charge was amended from DUI-first offense greater than .15 percent blood alcohol content and a charge of careless driving, an infraction, was dismissed. He was sentenced to seven days in jail, fined $400 and his driver’s license was suspended for six months.
* Perry Blanchard, 36, of Fremont pleaded guilty to driving during revocation, a Class II misdemeanor. He was fined $250 and his driver’s license was suspended for one year.
* Blake Bruner, 18, of Fremont was fined $300 and his license was suspended for one year for driving under suspension, a Class III misdemeanor; no proof of insurance, a Class II misdemeanor; and no operator’s license, an infraction.
* Dale Carlson, 54, of Fremont had his pretrial conference for DUI-first offense and willful reckless driving, a Class III misdemeanor, continued until March 23. Carlson previously had a motion to suppress evidence in the case denied.
* Adam Chvatal, 23, of Omaha was sentenced to six months of probation and fined $400 for DUI-first offense. As part of his probation, he must attend a defensive driving class, a victim’s impact panel and a chemical education class. He also must perform 60 hours of community service and his driver’s license was revoked for 60 days.
* Shawn Cummings, 39, of Schuyler pleaded guilty to DUI-third offense, a Class W misdemeanor. In exchange for his plea, the charge was amended from DUI-third offense greater than .15 percent blood alcohol content. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and sentencing set for March 27.
* Christina Boydston was appointed to represent Matthew Dixon, 42, of Fremont and arraignment was continued until March 6. Dixon is charged with domestic assault, a Class I misdemeanor, and the Class III misdemeanors of disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace.
* Shawn Dolezal, 21, of Omaha pleaded guilty to driving under suspension, a Class III misdemeanor. Sentencing was set for May 22.
* Crystal L. Eckert, 24, of Elkhorn pleaded guilty to DUI-first offense. She was sentenced to six months of probation and fined $400. As part of her probation, she must attend a defensive driving class, a victim’s impact panel and a chemical education class. She also must perform 60 hours of community service and her driver’s license was revoked for 60 days. An ignition interlock device was approved.
* Mary Ellis-Harden was appointed to represent Santos Escobedo, 31, of Fremont and arraignment was continued until March 6. Escobedo is charged with DUI-first offense greater than .15 percent blood alcohol content, a Class W misdemeanor; willful reckless driving and disorderly conduct, Class III misdemeanors; and the infractions of open container, possession of marijuana-less than an ounce and possession of drug paraphernalia.
* A Feb. 23 preliminary hearing was set for Rose Foster, 35, of Fremont. She is charged with possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine, a Class IV felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, an infraction.
* Carlos Galloway, 59, of Omaha pleaded guilty to no proof of insurance. He was fined $75.
* Elizabeth Gatzmeyer, 43, of Bancroft pleaded guilty to DUI-first offense. She was sentenced to seven days in jail, fined $400 and her driver’s license was suspended for six months. An ignition interlock device was approved.
* Leta Fornoff was appointed to represent Wilson Griffis, 50, of Fremont and arraignment was continued until March 6. Griffis is charged with DUI-second offense greater than .15 percent blood alcohol content, a Class I misdemeanor.
* Robert Kuhn, 25, of Osceola pleaded guilty to writing an account closed check, a Class I misdemeanor. He was fined $200 and ordered to pay $310 in restitution.
* Bernard Mahoney, 38, of Fremont pleaded guilty to driving under suspension and making an improper turn, an infraction. He was fined $125.
* Pam Hopkins was appointed to represent Jeremy Mann, 27, of Blair and his arraignment was continued until Feb. 27. Mann is charged with theft by unlawful taking, a Class II misdemeanor.
* Miguel Marino-Ramirez, 26, of Schuyler pleaded guilty to driving under suspension and speeding, an infraction. Sentencing was set for Feb. 20.
* Zane Mattingly, 21, of Miami, Okla., was sentenced to seven days in jail, six months of probation and fined $500 for DUI-first offense and reckless driving, a Class III misdemeanor. As part of his probation, he must attend a defensive driving class, a victim’s impact panel and a chemical education class. He also must perform 60 hours of community service and his driver’s license was revoked for 60 days.
* Chersti Nielsen, 28, of Fremont was sentenced to one year of probation for obstructing a peace officer and third-degree assault, both Class I misdemeanors. As part of her probation she must complete 100 hours of community service, write a letter of apology to police and the victim and complete a mental health evaluation.
* A Feb. 27 preliminary hearing was set for Calvin Parkins, 20, of Geneva. He is charged with three counts of delivery of a controlled substance-marijuana, Class III felonies. His bond was reduced from 10 percent of $100,000 to 10 percent of $30,000.
* Jody Reuss, 43, of Fremont pleaded guilty to DUI-first offense and leaving the scene of a property damage accident, a Class II misdemeanor. In exchange for his plea, the drunken driving charge was amended from DUI-second offense greater than .15 percent blood alcohol content and an identical charge of leaving the scene of a property damage accident along with a charge of no operator’s license, a Class III misdemeanor, were dismissed. He was sentenced to seven days in jail, fined $550, ordered to pay $150 in restitution and his driver’s license was suspended for six months.
* Ryan Richter, 21, of Fremont pleaded guilty to DUI-first offense. He was sentenced to seven days in jail, fined $400 and his driver’s license was suspended for six months. An ignition interlock device was approved.
* Ramon Rodriguez, 45, of Columbus pleaded no contest to driving during revocation-third offense, a Class II misdemeanor. In exchange for his plea, a charge of speeding, an infraction, was dismissed. He was fined $800 and his driver’s license was suspended for two years.
* Kelly Henry-Turner was appointed to represent Robert A. Severson, 43, of North Bend and his arraignment was continued until March 6. He is charged with third-degree assault, a Class I misdemeanor; criminal trespass, a Class II misdemeanor; and disturbing the peace, a Class III misdemeanor.
* Brad Holtorf was appointed to represent Derek Showman, 23, of Fremont and his arraignment was continued until March 6. Showman is charged with DUI-first offense; driving under suspension; and the infractions of failure to yield, possession of marijuana-less than an ounce and possession of drug paraphernalia.
* Robert Keith was appointed to represent Tyler Vance, 23, of Fremont and arraignment was continued until March 6. Vance is charged with theft by exercising control, a Class II misdemeanor; the Class III misdemeanors of disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct; and possession of drug paraphernalia, an infraction.
* Ryan Wegner, 26, of Fremont had his arraignment for DUI-first offense, driving under suspension and no proof of insurance continued until March 13 so he could consult and attorney.
* Lori Wozny, 43, of Fremont pleaded guilty to writing an insufficient funds check, a Class II misdemeanor. She was fined $100 and ordered to pay $120 in restitution.
* Bench warrants for failure to appear were issued for: Kenneth Deemer, 23, of Tekamah; Joel Baker, 22, and Jamie Weinrich, 28, both of Fremont; and Ginette Rinard, 31, of North Bend.
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