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Felon receives probation on attempted weapons charge
McCOOK, Neb. -- A convicted felon arrested while hunting geese south of McCook in December was sentenced to probation on a felony weapons charge last week in Red Willow County District Court.
The offender, 32-year-old Tyler Craig Graham of 38503 Road 714, was sentenced to 12 months probation on a Class IV felony for attempted possession of a deadly weapon by a felon. Graham was originally facing a Class 3 felony alleging possession of a deadly weapon by a felon and accepted a plea agreement in May admitting guilt to the reduced charge.
According to court documents, Graham was arrested after three individuals were seen hunting in a field north of his residence. The individuals were contacted by Red Willow County Sheriff's officers and Graham was in possession of a 12 gauge shotgun at the time, prompting his arrest.
Other activity in Red Willow County District Court, July 6, 2015:
* A sentencing hearing for 44-year-old Leland Kleckner Jr. of 1107 W. Fourth Street was rescheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2015.
Kleckner accepted a plea agreement in May combining two criminal cases and admitting guilt to a Class 3A felony offense for abuse of a vulnerable adult and a reduced misdemeanor offense for attempted possession of methamphetamine. The plea dismissed infractions for possession of drug paraphernalia and failing to signal a turn, in addition to reducing the methamphetamine charge from a felony offense.
The abuse charge stemmed from the financial exploitation of Sara Kleckner in October of 2014. The drug and traffic charges stem from a December 2014 traffic, which occurred while Kleckner was already on probation from a previous drug related arrest, according to court documents.
* 21-year-old Alexandria Curran of Lincoln, Nebraska, pleaded not guilty to a Class IV felony offense alleging possession of methamphetamine.
The case was subsequently scheduled for a status hearing at 3 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2015.
* 38-year-old Paul A. Miller of 1307 West F Street pleaded not guilty to a Class IV felony offense alleging possession of methamphetamine. The case was subsequently scheduled for a motions hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2015.