NEBRASKA CITY – Lilliana Watson, 22, of Nebraska City was sentenced to probation Monday and ordered to pay restitution for damage to a stolen pickup truck.

Watson was arrested after  video footage at Johnson's Gas 'N Go showed her and 41-year-old Will Neeman in possession of the truck owned by Jeffrey Liesemeyer.

Police gained a search warrant for Watson’s 10th Street apartment based on the footage. Keys for the pickup were found with Neeman in the apartment. The search also yielded methamphetamine.

In a plea agreement, the state dropped a 1D felony, which carries of mandatory prison sentence, in exchange for a plea to delivery of meth in October of 2021. A weapons charge, which would have resulted in prison time consecutive to the 1D felony, was also dropped.

Otoe County Attorney Jennifer Panko-Rahe said Watson cooperated with law enforcement and asked the judge to require Watson to testify at any trial she is subpoenaed to as part of her probation.

Judge Julie Smith placed Watson on probation for 36 months and ordered her to pay $3,800 in restitution. The truck had been stolen from rural Nebraska City and was painted.

At the time of sentencing, the judge said Watson has no violent offenses on her record and has already served 60 days in jail.

Neeman was earlier placed on three years probation and ordered to pay half of the restitution for the truck.