A Lincoln man faces up to a four-year prison sentence after being convicted of two crimes on Tuesday in connection to a September 2025 assault in Norfolk that led to a woman receiving treatment at an Omaha hospital.
According to the Norfolk Daily News, 44-year-old Ryan Schmidt, pleaded guilty to assault by strangulation and a reduced charge of third-degree assault by way of an Alford plea, which is when defendants maintain their innocence while acknowledging the state has enough evidence to convict them…