LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) - An 18-year-old Lexington man was being held without bond after being arraigned Monday in the weekend shooting death of a 15-year-old.
Ramon Gonzalez-Romero was arraigned on charges of first-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony, KRVN reported.
Prosecutors allege Gonzalez-Romero killed Jovanny Gandara early Saturday in northwest Lexington.
Dawson County Judge Jeff Wightman appointed the public defender’s office to defend him. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Jan. 25.
Lexington police said Gandara was shot after a physical altercation. Friends took him to Lexington Regional Health Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Police searched a Lexington home Saturday and recovered weapons used in the shooting.
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