Appeals court upholds sentence in Grand Island murder case

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) – The Nebraska Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction and sentence of a teenager connected to a 2023 murder at Fonner Park.

On March 9, 2023, 62-year-old Todd Scherer of Lincoln was killed in a horse barn at Fonner Park.

One of the suspects connected to the case was 18-year-old Austin Kelly, of Grand Island. Kelly was convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery and was later sentenced to 18-38 years in prison after taking a plea deal…

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