State of Nebraska v. Jason McClure

Papillion, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant f attempted first degree assault, robbery, and first degree false imprisonment.



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On December 11, 2023, McClure and three others were involved in an incident where they robbed, beat, and kidnapped Kenneth Ridges. Ridges had been paying two women for sex when they had a falling out after Ridges told them he no longer wanted to see them. On the night of December 11, the two women came to Ridges' home with McClure and another man. While they all played card games and drank alcohol together for several hours, the four individuals eventually attacked Ridges and demanded money from him. While beating Ridges, McClure told him that "he fucked with the wrong people" and that he needed to transfer him $1,000 via Cashapp or Venmo. After Ridges was unable to access a money transfer app, McClure punched him in the face, took his car, and drove him to a nearby ATM. However, Ridges was unable to withdraw money from the ATM so they returned to Ridges' home.



Once they arrived back at the house, McClure punched Ridges in the face multiple times as the group stole his electronics. In this endeavor, they forced Ridges to sign bills of sale for a PlayStation 5, a laptop, and a computer tower. At some point while this was happening, McClure got frustrated after failing to remove a graphics card from the computer. He proceeded to punch Ridges in the face multiple times. He then told Ridges, "I should kill you."



Before leaving, McClure told Ridges that if the two women did not receive money through Cashapp the next day, he would return. After the group left, Ridges went to a neighbor's house and reported the incident to law enforcement. When police contacted Ridges, they noticed his eyes were nearly swollen shut, his face was swollen and bruised, his chest had red marks on it, and his clothes were covered in blood. It was ultimately determined that he suffered multiple facial bone fractures and permanent damage to his face.



On December 22, 2023, McClure was charged with first degree assault, a Class II felony; robbery, a Class II felony; and kidnapping, a Class IA felony. A plea agreement was ultimately reached where McClure agreed to plead no contest to attempted first degree assault, a Class IIA felony; robbery, a Class II felony; and first degree false imprisonment, a Class IIIA felony. On May 7, 2024, the district court accepted McClure's pleas and convicted him of the offenses. The court ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report (PSI) and scheduled the matter for sentencing.

Affirmed