ODESSA, Neb. – At approximately 02:23am, on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 report of a disturbance at 450 Main St, Odessa. A 61yo male reports that armed men entered his residence, and were involved in a disturbance. The men departed the residence traveling eastbound on Hwy 30.
Upon arrival, deputies contacted the homeowner, and an acquaintance, a 28yo female. The female reported that while at her residence in northeast Kearney, three masked men, armed with handguns, forced entry and confronted her and a 43yo male about a debt she owed.
The female departed her residence with the men to go get money to pay the debt, and they traveled to Odessa, where they gained entry into the residence at 450 Main St. When confronted by the resident, the three men departed.
A Buffalo County Sheriff’s deputy located a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle in west Kearney, and with the assistance of officers of the Kearney Police Department, and UNKPD initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle, and contacted three men.
Following the traffic stop, all three men were arrested on charges of kidnapping, burglary, trespassing, terroristic threats, use of a firearm to commit a felony, possession of stolen firearms, possession of a concealed firearm and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
The men arrested were identified as:
Ashton B Holland, 28 of Austin, TX
Randy L Judd, 21 of Kearney, NE
Billy J Fletcher, 34 of Holdrege, NE
Anyone with any information concerning this case is encouraged to contact the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office at 308-236-8555 or Buffalo County Crime Stoppers at 308-237-3424.
(Photos courtesy of the Buffalo County Jail)