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Former Nebraska news anchor sentenced to jail for threats

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2 years ago

May 31, 2024

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Former Nebraska news anchor sentenced to jail for threats

Joseph Scanlan

Courtesy: Buffalo County Jail

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A former central Nebraska TV news anchor will spend several weeks behind bars.

Joseph Scanlan, 27, was sentenced Thursday for sending threatening text messages to a woman.

Buffalo County Judge Gerald Jorgensen Jr. sentenced him to three consecutive 90-day jail terms.

But Scanlan will only serve 60 days, with credit for two days served, initially.

Then he will be on probation until Feb. 1, when his jail time is scheduled to resume.

But the judge may suspend the rest of the jail sentence, according to court documents.

SEE ALSO: Former anchor at central Nebraska TV station accused of threatening woman

Scanlan will also spend two years on probation.

He is required to undergo counseling and take anger management and self-control classes, court records say.

Scanlan was a morning anchor at KSNB in Hastings.

On Dec. 1, a woman filed for a protection order against Scanlan.

She said he had been harassing her since September through texts, social media and handwritten notes.

He even used a KSNB account to message her, according to the protection order request.

The woman said he was fired because of that.

A judge granted the protection order, but Scanlan violated it, launching the criminal case against him.

He pleaded guilty to reduced charges in March.

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Judge sentences Northeast Nebraska man for sexual assault of a minor, faces possible deportation

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5 hours ago

July 7, 2026

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Judge sentences Northeast Nebraska man for sexual assault of a minor, faces possible deportation

WOODLAND PARK, Neb. (KTIV) – A Northeast Nebraska man was sentenced to prison after being convicted in May.

Authorities say 51-year-old Henry Pena-Urrutia of Norfolk was sentenced to six years in prison. The Stanton County Sheriff’s Office says Pena-Urrutia was also given 18 months of post-release supervision and will have to register as a sex offender after his time in prison.

Mugshot: Henry Pena-Urrutia(Stanton County Sheriff’s Office)

In May, Pena-Urrutia pleaded guilty and was convicted of one count of sexual assault involving a minor. Deputies say the man also faces sex offense charges in both Kearney and Buffalo County after the sheriff’s investigation.

Stanton County deputies say Pena-Urrutia also faces possible deportation from the United States as he is here on a green card from El Salvador.

Pena-Urrutia was arrested in December 2025 after an investigation by the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office. As previously reported, the sheriff’s office was contacted by the Sherman County Sheriff’s Office about a possible sexual assault suspect who lived in Stanton County.

An investigation led the sheriff’s office to determine that a minor, younger than 11, was sexually assaulted at a Woodland Park residence.

Law enforcement was led to Pena-Urrutia after an interview with the minor. During an interview with Pena-Urrutia, he reportedly admitted to improper sexual contact with the minor on several occasions.

The two children in his Norfolk home were removed by deputies and placed in the custody of DHHS.

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