AUBURN- Ricky Whittlesey, 69, of Lincoln was sentenced to 18 months probation in Nemaha County for menacing assault on March 2.

A Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office affidavit says deputies responded to Johnson on a report of a handgun being pointed at a woman. The deputy says a handgun was found near the chair where Whittlesey was sitting when the deputy arrived. He said women told him Whittlesey pointed the handgun during an argument over a TV.

In a separate case, Matthew Johnson, 43, of Johnson was sentenced to 18 months probation for possession in October of 2023.

Prosecutors say meth residue was found on a straw and plastic bag during a Highway 136 traffic stop.