State waives seeking death penalty for man convicted in double homicide at bowling alley in Nebraska
State waives seeking death penalty for man convicted in double homicide at bowling alley in Nebraska
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THE METRO. BREAKING NEWS OUT OF KNOX COUNTY, NEBRASKA. THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO PEOPLE AT A BOWLING ALLEY PLEADS NO CONTEST TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER. PROSECUTORS SAY IN FEBRUARY 20TH 2426 YEAR-OLD ELIAS REID WALKED INTO THE BLOOMFIELD BOWLING ALLEY WITH A GUN IN A BOX AND SHOT 77 YEAR-OLD CURTIS STRAHM AND 49 YEAR-OLD WILLIAM REFIT. REID’S 27 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND, KATELYN SWEEZY, WAS SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR HER ROLE IN THE GUNFIRE. REID WILL LIKELY SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE BEHIND BARS.
The state will not pursue the death penalty for a man convicted of killing two people at a bowling alley in northeast Nebraska.Alias Reed pleaded no contest Friday to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 77-year-old Curtis Strom and 49-year-old William Reffett.Previous coverage: Investigators identify 2 men shot and killed at a bowling alley in northeast NebraskaAccording to the Knox County Attorney, district judge James G. Kube accepted the pleas. The 26-year-old now faces a mandatory sentence for each charge of life in prison without parole. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 29.Strom and Reffett were shot at Curt's Lanes and Dining, which is in Bloomfield, in February 2024.State troopers identify 2 men shot and killed at a bowling alley in northeast NebraskaAccording to court documents obtained by KETV NewsWatch 7, Reed told investigators that he entered the bowling alley with a shotgun with "the intention of killing 'Will and Curt.'"Reed then told authorities he took the gun out of a box he'd brought into the business and told Reffett he was going to rob him. When Reffett began to walk to the back of the building, Reed said he shot Reffett and Strom in the head, according to the documents.READ MORE: Woman convicted in connection to double homicide at northeast Nebraska bowling alley sentenced to prisonThe state waived seeking the death penalty against Reed and dropped two charges of use of a firearm to commit a felony, the county attorney's office said.Kaylynn Sweazy, Reed's girlfriend, was sentenced to prison for attempted tampering with physical evidence and accessory to a felony in the case.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
According to the Knox County Attorney, district judge James G. Kube accepted the pleas. The 26-year-old now faces a mandatory sentence for each charge of life in prison without parole. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 29.
Strom and Reffett were shot at Curt's Lanes and Dining, which is in Bloomfield, in February 2024.
State troopers identify 2 men shot and killed at a bowling alley in northeast Nebraska
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According to court documents obtained by KETV NewsWatch 7, Reed told investigators that he entered the bowling alley with a shotgun with "the intention of killing 'Will and Curt.'"
Reed then told authorities he took the gun out of a box he'd brought into the business and told Reffett he was going to rob him. When Reffett began to walk to the back of the building, Reed said he shot Reffett and Strom in the head, according to the documents.
The state waived seeking the death penalty against Reed and dropped two charges of use of a firearm to commit a felony, the county attorney's office said.
Kaylynn Sweazy, Reed's girlfriend, was sentenced to prison for attempted tampering with physical evidence and accessory to a felony in the case.