In other Custer County District Court news outside of the sentencing of Timothy Rosentrater from Thursday, September 18th, several pretrial hearings were on the criminal docket.
Casey M. Hall, age 48 of Neleigh, appeared with his attorney, Matt Furrow, who announced a plea agreement had been reached in the case. In exchange for pleading no contest to Counts 1 and 2, possession of child pornography–Class IIA felonies, the State dismissed Counts 3-10. The Court found the defendant guilty on both counts and ordered a presentence investigation, as well as a sex offender evaluation. Sentencing for Hall was set for November 20, 2025.
A plea agreement was also announced in the case against Riggin C. Temple, age 27 of Ainsworth. Temple pleaded no contest to one count of operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest, a Class IV felony. In exchange, the State dismissed five other counts, all misdemeanors or infractions. Judge Karin Noakes ordered a presentence investigation and sentencing was scheduled for November 20th.
Appearing and requesting a continuance so defense could take additional depositions, was Jared J. Meister, age 38 of Rising City. Meister previously pleaded not guilty to theft by unlawful taking in an amount over $5,000, a Class IIA felony. The charge stems from an investigation into the disappearance of a blonde bison bull belonging to Mitch and Roxanne Huggins, owners of the Comstock Premier Lodge located in Custer County. The continuance was granted and a jury trial was set for February 9, 2026.
A jury trial will also begin on February 9, 2026, for Cody Wenzel-Wolsten, age 40 of Sargent. Wenzel-Wolsten previously entered not guilty pleas to charges of intentional child abuse, a Class II felony, and assault by strangulation or suffocation, a Class IIIA felony. A status conference in the case was set for October 16th.
The pretrial hearing for Jennifer Nielsen, age 50 of Broken Bow, was continued at the request of defendant’s attorney, Matt Furrow. Nielsen faces one count—theft by unlawful taking in the amount of $5,000 or more, a Class IIA felony. A jury trial in this case is scheduled on February 9, 2026.
Also continued was the pretrial hearing for Jimmy D. Mortensen, age 61 of Oconto. Earlier this year, Mortensen entered not guilty pleas to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, a Class II felony; one count of possession of a controlled substance, a Class IV felony; and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, an infraction. February 9, 2026 is the date for Mortensen’s trial.
Jeffrey B. Plumb, age 59 of Yucca Valley, California, appeared in Custer County District Court for his arraignment. Plumb pleaded not guilty to two counts—possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (methamphetamine), a Class IC felony, and possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), a Class IV felony. The charges stem from an arrest on August 11th. Judge Noakes set a jury trial in his case for February 9, 2026.
Also appearing for arraignment was Genevieve M. Soland, age 42 of Fairmont, Minnesota. Soland is charged with four counts – possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, a Class IV felony; possession of a financial transaction device that wasn’t hers, a Class III misdemeanor; possession of marijuana of one ounce or less, an infraction; and possession of drug paraphernalia, an infraction. She entered not guilty pleas to all four counts. A status hearing in the case was set for October 16th.
