Mar 05, 2020

Sentencing set for county commissioner accused of theft

Posted Mar 05, 2020 3:34 PM

NELIGH, Neb. (AP) — An April 1 sentencing has been scheduled for a county commissioner in northeast Nebraska accused of stealing an item from the county.

Antelope County Court records say 66-year-old Eli Jacob has pleaded no contest to official misconduct.

Prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor theft charge.

Jacob, of Clearwater, was accused of taking a heater of some sort from a county shed on Jan. 1, 2019.

A prosecutor has said Jacob returned the item.