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Three NP Shooting Suspects Appear in Court

April 18, 2013 by Post Staff

Britton Renfrow
Matthew Bobo
Ethen M. Bentley

Three North Platte men accused in last week’s shooting appeared in Lincoln County Court today.

Britton Renfrow, 21, waived his right to a preliminary hearing and had his case bound over to Lincoln County District Court.  Renfrow is charged with Attempted Robbery, Possession of Oxycontin, Possession of a Defaced Firearm, Use of a Weapon to Commit a Felony and 2nd Degree Assault.

Matthew Bobo, 28, had his case continued.  Bobo is charged with Attempted Robbery, Possession of a Defaced Firearm and Possession of Methamphetamine.

Ethen Bentley, 21, also had his case continued and is charged with Attempted Robbery and Accessory to a Felony.

Police say the three men picked up 30-year-old Benjamin Newman, near 17th Street and Sheridan Avenue, on April 11 in order to purchase methamphetamine.

When Newman pulled out a scale to weigh the drug, Renfrow allegedly pulled out a gun and told Newman to get out of the car.  When Newman tried to flee, he was shot in the leg.  Renfrow claims the gun went off accidentally, but Investigators believe Renfrow was the trigger man.

Newman went to Great Plains Regional Medical Center to get treatment for his gunshot wound and Police were contacted.  Newman’s injury was not life threatening.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Local

Comments

  1. Beesma says

    April 18, 2013 at 11:18 PM

    Renfrow appears to have “picked” at himself… gotta love that meth.

    Current score: 5
  2. One Legged Joe says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:51 AM

    Life sucks when you get traded for a pack of smokes…

    Current score: 2
  3. melissa says

    April 19, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    They “believe” Renfrew was the trigger man, why don’t they do their jobs and find out for sure? “Beyond a reasonable doubt” is what a court needs to convict, not just a belief. They caught him the same night, so why did they not check for gun powder residue on his hands?

    Current score: 2
  4. NPgrad89 says

    April 19, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    Melissa, perhaps gun powder residue is the reason why they believe him to be the trigger man………..and he said the gun went off accidentally, not that he didn’t shoot it. Sheesh.

    Current score: 0
  5. disgusted says

    April 20, 2013 at 5:13 AM

    So they let the meth dealer go because he was shot by tweakers? Makes total sense right????!

    Current score: 3
  6. Something needs done says

    April 24, 2013 at 4:05 PM

    This what makes North Platte look gross. METH!

    Current score: 0
  7. TimmyD says

    June 18, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    Free Britton and Bobo.

    Current score: 0

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