BEATRICE – A man who’s sentencing had been delayed from Wednesday because he showed up in court under the influence of alcohol, will serve a jail sentence.


"When Mr. Lewis arrived, my security pays attention to what goes on. They determined that maybe Mr. Lewis had been drinking. I remanded Mr. Lewis to the Gage County Sheriff's Office to resolve any intoxication issues we may have prior to today. Mr. Lewis tested point-one-five-two....almost twice the legal limit when he made it across the street,"  said Gage County District Court Judge Rick Schreiner.


Schreiner sentenced 44-year-old Shad Lewis of Beatrice Thursday to 180 days in county jail on a second-offense driving under the influence conviction. He was fined $500. On a conviction of driving under revocation, Lewis must pay a $1,000 fine.  His driver’s license will be suspended for one year.


Lewis and his attorney had sought a sentence of house arrest or work release, but the judge said he doesn’t believe in granting house arrest. Schreiner said Lewis can apply for work release at the Gage County Jail…and he can seek to drive with an ignition interlock device after 45 days.


Several other defendants in local criminal cases learned their sentences Thursday, in Gage County District Court.


46-year-old Robert Reagan, Jr. of Lincoln had his prior probation term revoked, and will spend time in prison. Gage County District Court Judge Rick Schreiner sentenced Reagan to three years in state prison and one year of post-release supervision. He was given credit off the sentence for 82 days in custody.
Reagan Jr. was serving a four-year probation term for 2021 convictions of felony assault by strangulation and misdemeanor 3rd-degree domestic assault. He had served more than two-and-a-half years of the probation sentence when he was found to be in violation of its terms.


42-year-old John R. Meyer, of Sabetha, Kansas has been ordered to serve a three-year term of probation for methamphetamine possession. His court costs total $138.  42-year-old Shawn Eppens of Beatrice will serve two years on probation for possession of methamphetamine. He’ll pay court costs of $139.  49-year-old April Dixon of Beatrice will serve a two-year probation term for attempted possession of methamphetamine and pay court costs of $138.