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Hearing continues for homeless man By Josh Funk Senior staff writer A homeless man accused of stab bing a Lincoln woman in April is still involved in preliminary hearings for murder charges against him. Austin DeHaas, 28, faces charges of first degree murder and the use of a weapon to commit a felony in the stabbing death of 61-year-old Barbara Reid. In April, DeHaas was arrested in Kimball two days after Reid was found dead in her Lincoln apartment on the 1900 block of F Street Police were called to Reid’s apart ment by friends who had been unable to contact her for several days. The officer found Reid’s body in her bed with the covers pulled over her face and a stab wound in her chest. Police reports state that DeHaas had been living with Reid off and on during the weeks prior to her death. Reid’s phone records show calls DeHaas made to a friend in Kimball, a girlfriend in Salt Lake City and his mother in San Antonio. Police contacted all the people that had been called from Reid’s apartment and determined their relationship to Reid and DeHaas. Alfred Walker, a friend of DeHaas, told police DeHaas said he was staying with a woman named Barbara. DeHaas also tried to sell a television and videocassette recorder from Reid’s apartment for $30, police said. Friends of Reid who had tried to call her told police that DeHaas had answered the phone and told them that Reid was passed out after drinking half a bottle of vodka. Before DeHaas left Lincoln, he went to Walker’s apartment, where he showered and shaved his mustache off. In interviews with DeHaas’s moth er, Ardeth Aure, police learned DeHaas has had problems with depression and drinking, but Aure said he has never hurt anyone. Nelson returns from Asia both export and import markets,” By TODD ANDERSON Nelson said before leaving Aug. 9. Senior staff writer “It’s important for Nebraska pro - ducers, companies and business leaders Add Gov. Ben Nelson to the list of to maintain existing contacts and make thousands of people returning to new contacts through face-to-face Lincoln this week. meetings” he said. But rather than returning from his Nelson has traveled to the Asian parents’ home or a summer internship, nations, as well as Mexico, Chile and the governor is back from a trip through Argentina, to discuss trade deals result Japan, China and Hong Kong. ing in more than $47 million worth of Nelson returned Wednesday from international sales and investment, his 11th trade mission since he became according to reports from business governor in January 1991. leaders who attended past meetings. Nelson spent 10 days meeting with In 1997 Nebraska exported $592 Asian government officials and busi- million worth of products to Japan and ness leaders to boost trade between the $44 million to China and Hong Kong, two regions. Nelson said it is important to make “China and Japan are countries that connections with Asian businesses are consistently strong for Nebraska in despite the region’s weakened markets. Driver may be charged Head injuries caused the death of a 14-year-old boy who was riding his skateboard behind a car Aug. 11, and now the Lancaster County attorney is considering charges against the 16-year-old driver. Cody Essman of Dewitt died Sunday night in the hospital because of head injuries he sustained in the accident. Essman was riding his skate board and holding onto the back of a car driven by a 16-year-old, Lincoln Police Sgt. Ann Heermann said. The car was driving north on 67th Street near Plumwood Lane at about 15 mph when Essman’s board hit the car, causing him to fall, Heermann said. Essman was taken to the hospital to treat what were believed to be minor injuries. The driver of the car was ticketed for having someone clinging to his car. Robber stabbed by victim A would-be robber was thwarted by an armed victim Sunday night. A 17-year-old boy from Elmwood was driving south on 12th Street, and when he stopped at K Street, a man with a 5-inch knife jumped into the passenger seat and motioned for him to stop the car, Heermann said. The man then told the driver to get out of the car. As the driver got out, he grabbed two knives from his door compart ment and walked around to the front of the car. When the man came toward the driver, the two scuffled, and the dri ver cut the man across the stomach, Heermann said. Then the driver got into his car and left. When police arrived, the man was gone. The man did not show up at an emergency room, and the extent of his injuries is unknown. Man arrested for possession An argument on the street led police officers to arrest a man carry ing crack cocaine and a handgun Sunday. Officers in the area of 24th and U streets heard yelling and saw two men pushing each other at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Heermann said. The officers stopped the men at 23rd and Vine streets after they had entered their car. When officers approached the car and saw a pistol box lying at the passenger’s feet, they asked the dri ver to get out of the car. The 24-year-old man got out and ran. As police chased the driver, they saw him discard several small plastic bags, five of which were later recov ered, containing what was suspected to be crack cocaine, which weighed a little more than a half gram. After the driver was apprehend ed, police searched his car, where they found a loaded 9 mm pistol under the driver’s seat. The driver is charged with pos session of a controlled substance, possession with the intent to deliver and possession of a firearm while possessing a controlled substance. No charges were filed against the passenger. Minors cited for alcohol Eight minors were cited with alcohol in a Harper Residence Hall room Tuesday. Community Services Officers came upon the party in a 10th floor room just after midnight Tuesday morning as part of their regular rounds, University Police Sgt. Mylo Bushing said. Officers knocked, and when the resident opened the door, they smelled alcohol and saw several people in the room holding plastic cups. When questioned, the five men and three women in the room admit ted they had been drinking and pro duced a 1.75 liter bottle of whiskey, two-thirds full. Seven of the eight are freshmen at UNL, and the eighth is a Lincoln resident. Girl suffers BB wounds A16-year-old girl who wanted to know what it felt like to be shot with a BB gun wound up with a BB lodged above her eye. The girl was with three boys who were shooting BB guns Aug. 10 in the 1800 block of Thomasville Avenue, Heermann said. The victim asked one of the boys 10 snoot ner, dui me ooy sne asKea was out of BBs, so the other two, ages 9 and 13, started shooting her repeatedly at close range, Heermann said. Though she was hit in the face, arms and legs, the girl did not go to the emergency room until two days later, when she started having headaches, Heermann said. Doctors found a BB lodged in the orbital bone above her left eye. She was referred to a specialist for treatment. Police referred the two boys to juvenile services for the shooting. Compiled by Senior Staff Writer Josh Funk 402-472-2586 402-472-1761 (FAX) dn@unl.edu 34 Nebraska Union P.O. 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