Plea reached in theft of vehicle, wheelchair

McCOOK, Neb. -- A plea agreement was reached in Red Willow County District Court earlier this month with a McCook man facing a pair of felony charges stemming from the theft of a local car and unrelated theft of a motorized wheelchair.

The man, 18-year-old Keaton S. Carpenter of 102 South Street, will subsequently face sentencing on a Class IV felony offense for theft by unlawfully taking property valued between $1500 and $5000, in addition to a Class I misdemeanor for theft of property valued between $500 and $1500. Carpenter was originally facing a Class 2A felony alleging a 2006 Dodge Charger stolen from the area of the South Street service road was valued at more than $5000. The plea agreement reduced the charge to theft of property valued between $1500 and $5000, a Class IV felony, while also admitting guilt to the misdemeanor theft of a motorized wheelchair from the Lazy L trailer court in McCook.

The vehicle belonged to Bink Binkley while the motorized wheelchair was property of Howard Brawdy, according to court documents.

Carpenter was subsequently scheduled for sentencing at 10 a.m. on Sept. 12, 2016, in Red Willow County District Court.

Other activity in Red Willow County District Court, Aug. 8, 2016:

* An Oberlin woman facing seven drug and driving violations pleaded not guilty to the charges and was subsequently scheduled for a motions hearing at 2 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2016. The woman, 26-year-old Cynthia S. Valentine, is facing a pair of Class IV felonies alleging possession of methamphetamine and possession of heroin; a Class 2 misdemeanor alleging no insurance; a pair of Class 3 misdemeanors alleging fictitious plates and driving on a suspended license; a Class 5 misdemeanor alleging no proof of ownership; and an infraction alleging possession of drug paraphernalia.

* A McCook sex-offender pleaded not guilty to a felony charge alleging she violated the sex-offender registration act. The case against the woman, 25-year-old Tai-Lynn Weaver of 409 E. Third Street, was subsequently scheduled for a status hearing at 9 a.m. on Jan. 9, 2017.

Weaver is accused of failing to complete change of address or temporary domicile information, according to court documents.