LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Opening statements were heard on Monday for a former Seward County deputy accused of manslaughter in the 2023 killing of 43-year-old Jorge Luis Santana-Ramirez of Hastings.
Anthony Gann had previously entered a plea of not guilty for manslaughter. Prosecutors allege that Gann unlawfully killed Santana-Ramirez on Oct. 23, 2023, following a high-speed pursuit at the district court hearing. Gann was internally set to stand trial last year, but was pushed back to 2026.
On Oct. 23, 2023, Santana-Ramirez fled a police stop going the wrong-way down I-80 speeding in excess of 100 mph, according to the defense…