District Court arraignment set for Ferguson

Arraignment in Nebraska’s Chase County District Court is set for Tristan Ferguson, 20, the man accused of manslaughter in the November 2022 death of Jesse Krausnick.

The arraignment is set for June 22 at 10:15 a.m. in the courtroom at the Chase County Courthouse in Imperial.

Ferguson also faces a felony charge for possession of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.

At next week’s hearing, Ferguson will be advised of the state’s charges against him and Judge Patrick Heng will seek a plea.

Since the notice of arraignment was filed, Ferguson, through his attorneys, filed a Plea of Abatement June 5, which asks the court to dismiss the case “on grounds there was insufficient evidence adduced at the preliminary hearing” in county court. 

It states there is no probable cause “to believe the charged crimes were committed and the defendant committed them.”

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