The Fremont County Sheriff’s Department reports three Nebraska City, NE residents were arrested Friday afternoon, on 5th Degree Theft and Trespassing charges. Taken into custody was 40-year old Verrell Rusty Clark, 33-year old Ryan Allen Kurtzer, and 41-year old Brian Keith Nerison. The trio was arrested after a citizen reported persons allegedly stealing scrap metal in the 2600 block of 225th Avenue in Fremont County. Clark posted a $600 bond and was released. Nerison and Kurtzer plead guilty to the charges and were sentenced to 10-days in jail.

Also arrested Friday on a separate charge of 5th degree theft not connected to the other incident, was 34-year old Kevin Lewis Culley, of Hamburg.