Defendant Pleads Guilty To Nebraska Slaying Of Colorado Man

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A 46-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree murder in the western Nebraska slaying of a Colorado man.

Court records say David Saxton is scheduled to be sentenced on July 27 for the slaying of 43-year-old Lonnie Sanchez, of Hoehne, Colorado. Saxton pleaded guilty Monday in Lincoln County District Court.

Sanchez's body was found last September near a transient camp along the South Platte River near the city of North Platte. Authorities say he was beaten to death by Saxton and another man, 31-year-old Randy Nevsimal.

Nevsimal has pleaded not guilty to a count of second-degree murder. Court records don't show a trial date has been set.

In April another co-defendant, Maybelle Collins, was given 364 days in jail. She'd been convicted of false reporting.

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