The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, April 08, 1997, Page 6, Image 6
Omaha officers mishandled Baldwin, attorney teDs court OMAHA (AP)—An attorney for a former Nebraska football player said two rookie police officers should have waited for help before tackling a man they knew to be mentally ill. Instead, attorney E. Terry Sibbemsen said, the two officers tried to subdue Scott Baldwin cm Sept. 5, 1992. During the struggle Baldwin was shot in die chest and paralyzed from the chest down. Baldwin has filed a $1 million law suit against the city of Omaha in con nection with the incident. The case opened Monday in Douglas County District Court. Sibbemsen questioned the extent of police training that police Officer Peggy Truckenbrod had received on approaching and handling a mentally ill person. Sibbemsen said Truckenbrod and her partner, Officer Anna Doyle, failed to follow police department policies for approaching and handling a men tally ill person. They claim the offic ers should have waited for help from other officers on the night Baldwin was shot. Police have said that Baldwin was reaching for Thicken brod’s gun when Doyle fired. Baldwin sat in his wheelchair next to his attorney’s table, taking notes as Truckenbrod testified. Baldwin is a pah-time telemarketer in Lincoln and receives monthly disability checks. Truckenbrod testified she had re ceived some training on handling a mentally ill person in an emergency but could not say how much. When Baldwin was shot, Doyle and Truckenbrod were on probation ary status, which lasts two years for new officers. Truckenbrod said that when she responded to the call, she had known Baldwin had been involved in an al tercation with a Lincoln woman the previous January. She also said she knew from news reports that Baldwin had been arrested and had been receiv ing treatment since that incident. Baldwin was under a Lancaster County District Court judge’s order to remain under outpatient psychiatric care and take medication when he suf fered another psychotic episode and was shot in Omaha. Man, five sons admit to smuggling The family ran the biggest drug ring in western Nebraska in the 1980s. OMAHA (AP) — A 66-year-old Bayard man who posed as a farmer but secretly oversaw a massive drug ring faces more than 15 years in jail. Daniel Lujan and five of his sons were involved in smuggling cocaine and marijuana for more than 20 years through Texas and Mexico and into Nebraska, said Robert Kokrda, the assistant U.S. attorney who handled the case. The eldest Lujan was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in jail Mon day by U.S. District Judge William Cambridge. The Lujan network was the biggest in western Nebraska in the late 1980s, Kokrda said. The smuggling began in the early or mid-1970s, when Lujan began trav eling to Texas to obtain marijuana to bring it back to Nebraska. Macario Lujan, Daniel’s eldest son, convinced his father they should sell cocaine as well because it was more lucrative and less bulky to handle, Kokrda said. Kokrda said the father and son probably made more than $10 million from their drug trade. He said they acquired more than 300 pounds of cocaine and a dozen tons of marijuana. All five of Lujan’s sons have pleaded guilty to drug offenses. In March, Macario Lujan, 43, was the first son to be sentenced. He received 14 years in prison. __ t Drive for bone marrow directed by UNL group National Residence Hall Honorary seeks 500 donors for possible transplant matches. From Staff Reports A student honorary group is asking students to offer their arms to help someone else’s bones. The National Residence Hall Honorary is conducting its Bone Marrow Donor Drive, which is part of the National Bone Marrow Do nor Drive co-sponsored by the Red Cross. About 30,000 people are diag nosed with potentially fatal blood diseases each year, according to the national program. The most com mon disease is leukemia, which can possibly be cured by a bone mar row transplant. Bone marrow is a vital bodily fluid found in the cavities of bones. It produces components of human blood, such as red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells — a major player in the body’s im 3 mune system. Transplanted marrow must have the same type, or physical makeup, as the marrow of the re cipient. Otherwise it will be re jected. Though the best transplant can didates are family members, those in need of a transplant may have to look elsewhere if a relative is not available. That elsewhere could come from the few teaspoons of blood each participant in the blood drive contributes, said Raquel Wright, National Residence Hall Honorary president, in a press release. Each sample will be tested to determine what type it is and will be entered into a national database maintained by the program and available when someone in need of a transplant needs to find a blood match. Collecting and typing a single blood sample costs $45, and the or ganizers of the national drive will pay half that cost. The UNL chapter’s goal is to attract 500 donors and raise $15,000 to pay for blood sampling and typing. People can donate blood on: ■ Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Christ Lutheran Church, 4325 Sumner St.; and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 pjn. at St. Mark’s Church, 740 N. 70th St. ■ Monday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Culture Center; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Nebraska Union. ■ April 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at Burr Residence Hall lobby on East Campus; and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Northeast Missionary Church, 3333 N. 66th St. Information on how to donate funds or blood can be found by call ing (402) 464-9194. APPLY NOW!!! Student Summer Employment ^ "in^iousing 12 - August 22 Custodial ....$ 5.70/hour Building Maintenance....$6.10/hour Building Painter....$6.10/hour •Weekend schedules available for summer school students! •Occasional overtime available! Apply in person between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.to : • Mike Kansier at Harper-Schramm-Smith Maintenance • LaVem Priest at Selleck Maintenance • Lyle Harris at Abel-Sandoz Maintenance • Jerry Lokie at Burr-Fedde Maintenance (East Campus) • Pat Carlin at Cather-Pound-Neihardt Maintenance For further information, call Central Housing Maintenance, 472-3753. E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues A cooperative project of The Cooper Foundation and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Indigenous v. Nonindigenous Rights, Responsibilities, and Relationships Echo-Hawk helped lead the campaign for passage of the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act, considered the most important U.S. human rights law for native people. He led efforts resulting in the American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994. Echo-Hawk will speak in conjunction with the conference “Indigenous Peoples: An International Symposium.” University of International Affairs Nebraska Division of Continuing Studies . Department of Academic Conferences Lincoln and Professional Programs Walter Echo-Hawk Senior staff attorney, Native American Rights Fund Activist, lobbyist, tribal judge, scholar Free admission Wednesday, April 9 3:30 p.m. Lied Center for Performing Arts 12th and R Streets Lincoln, Neb. UNL is a nondiscriminatory institution. Grin Again Salon 4711 Huntington • 464-7777 Call for an appointment. April Special^ 40 day tanning card only I TA Due to conditions beyond our control -- We can no longer allow ANYONE under 21 years of age on Wednesday Nites Thank you for your cooperation! JvP -'^Roral Gr<,|° STA Travel is the world’s largest travel organization specializing in low-cost travel for students. PSST! Got the urge to travel? STA Travel has great student airfares to destinations around the world. 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