State v. Coleman

Authorized by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-116 (Reissue 1985), the State appeals from an order of the district court for Custer County, suppressing an oral statement of Pete Coleman, also known as Rufus Two Two.

The county court for Custer County issued a warrant for the arrest of Pete Coleman, also known as Rufus Two Two, for three felony charges (burglary, terroristic threats, and theft) and one misdemeanor (second degree forgery). While on patrol and aware of the unserved arrest warrant for Coleman, Officer Larry Sanchez of the Broken Bow Police Department saw Coleman in a parked van and confronted…