State v. Fahlk

Following a jury trial in Otoe County District Court, Philip Fahlk was convicted of theft by unlawful taking and of obstruction of government operations. The jury found that Fahlk, a superintendent for the Nebraska City Public School District, committed theft by unlawful taking when he took a computer from the school where he worked, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-511(1) (Reissue 1989). The jury further found that Fahlk obstructed government operations, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-901(1) (Reissue 1989), by giving a purported equipment checkout sheet to investigators inquiring…