Friday, July 9, 2010
Numerous charges against Jeffery Kort Dropped
A 23 year old Blue Hill man was sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation, a $400 fine and 60 day drivers license revocation for operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest on July 26, 2009 and driving under the influence of alcohol on Oct. 24, 2009.
Jeffery D. Kort pleaded no contest April 26. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped charges of (1) Driving Under the Influence, (2)trespassing, (3-4)two counts of willful reckless driving, (5)operating a vehicle to avoid arrest, (6) stopping or parking on a roadway, (7)failing to stay in the lane and (8) violating drivers license regulations.
Adams County District Judge Stephen Illingworth sentenced Kort.
Operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest is a class 4 felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment and $10,000 fine.
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July 2009
Kort Leads HPD on High Speed Chase
The Hastings Police Department pursued two incidents Sunday, July 26, that began at Adams County FairFest. Fabian B. Gomez, 18, of Bladen was arrested for defying an order to leave, obstruction of a police officer and resisting arrest at the Adams County Fairgrounds, 947 S. Baltimore Ave.
Officers also were involved in a pursuit with Jeffrey Kort, 22, of Blue Hill. Kort was not apprehended for officer safety reasons. "When a pursuit becomes more dangerous than it would be worth, you just terminate that pursuit", said Sgt. Bill Mann.
Mann said those reasons included excessive speed,other traffic on the road and visibility since the chase began at 10:36 p.m. In addition to those factors, Mann said termination of a pursuit is also likely when the driver is identified. The chase started at the fairgrounds and ended just south of Idlewilde Road.
Kort in High Speed Chase Again
What might have ended with a traffic ticket for failure to stop at a stop sign turned into something much more after State Patrol officers assisted by County law enforcement personnel ended up in a high speed chase that crossed county lines.
Jeffery D. Kort, 22, of Blue Hill was apprehended by law enforcement at the residence of Ken Kort following the high speed chase. Kort was observed failing to stop at several stop signs and driving left of center. After he failed to stop at a stop sign and refused to stop when signal by a State Patrol officer several law enforcement vehicles pursued him for several miles before the chase ended with Kort being taken into custody at gun point. Arresting officer Monte Dart reported that he detected an odor of alcohol from Kort.
Operating a vehicle to avoid arrest is a Class 4 felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment and $10,000 fine.
Kort is scheduled to appear in Adams County Court on November 6 for a hearing on the incident.
This is not the first time Law enforcement has been involved in a high speed case with Kort. July 26, following Adams Co. Fairfest Hastings Police choose not to apprehend Kort when he fled for officer safety reasons. “When a pursuit becomes more dangerous than it would be worth, you just terminate that pursuit.” said Sgt. Bill Mann at the time.
The reason for not apprehending Kort at that time included excessive speed, other traffic on the road and visibility. The chase can also be terminated when the driver has been identified.
A felony warrant for operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest was issued for Kort in July. He was arrested and is scheduled to stand trial for that offense. A preliminary hearing on the matter (CR090000823) is scheduled for December 22, 2009.
Jeffery D. Kort is scheduled to appear in Adams County Court November 6th at 9 am to answer to the latest charges (CR090001094
Nebraska )DUI) Driving under the influence law.
Revised July 26, 2006
Class W Misdemeanor
First Offense - 28-106 & 60-6,197.03 (1)
Maximum: 60 days in jail
6-month license revocation
$500 fine
Mandatory Minimum: days in jail
6-month license revocation
$400 fine
If Probation: 60-day license revocation
$400 fine
Second Offense - 28-106 & 60-6,197.03 (3)
Maximum: 90 days in jail
1-year license revocation
$500 fine
Mandatory Minimum: 30 days in jail
1-year license revocation
$500 fine
If Probation: 10 days in jail or not less than 240 hours of community service
1-year license revocation
$500 fine
Korts father is a business partner with a county attorney.
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