UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, November 21, 1994
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Former Lawrence resident pleads not guilty to six criminal charges
Trial will begin on Nov. 28 in Lincoln, Neb., for Beers
Chad Beers, formerly of Lawrence, maintained at his arraignment hearing Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb., that he was not guilty of a series of offenses that took place in Lincoln in September.
Beers, 25, pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning in the Lancaster County District Court and will go to
trial Nov. 28. He has been charged with attempted robbery, second-degree attempted assault, theft by receiving stolen property, fleeing to avoid arrest, terroristic threats and use of weapons to commit a felon
On Aug. 30, Beers escaped from a county jail in Fort Smith, Ark., two
days before he was to be transferred to a federal prison. He was being held in Fort Smith for the kidnapping of an Arkansas man and the theft of the man's car, said Pete Nagryn, a U.S. Marshal in Topeka.
After Beers escaped from the jail in Fort Smith, he led federal authorities, police and syriacs' deputies from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska on an eight-day chase.
Beers was captured just outside of Lincoln after he robbed a convenience store and assaulted a cashier with a wrench that he had taken from
a Lawrence Public Works truck he had stolen earlier, police said. After robbing the convenience store, Beers led an off-duty police officer and a Lincoln resident on a high-speed chase, which ended when Beers wrecked the truck.
If convicted on all counts, Beers could face a sentence of up to 60 years in a Nebraska prison, said Gary Lacey, a lawyer for Lancaster County. Beers is being held on a $500,000 bond, and he would have to pay the entire amount before being released. There are still federal warrants
against him, so he will be detained by federal officials if he pays his bond, said Linda Schrock, court stenographer for District Court Judge Jack Lindner.
Because Beers crossed state lines during his escape, there is a chance that Beers could spend additional time incarcerated. If he is convicted in Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and federal officials could press charges after he had served his time in Nebraska.
Court officials said they were not sure how long the trial would last.
The Charges
Chad Beers pleaded not guilty to six criminal charges in a Lincoln, Neb., court. The charges are:
■ Attempted robbery
■ Second-degree attempted assault
Theft by receiving stolen property
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Fleeing to avoid arrest
Terroristic threats
Use of weapons to commit a felony
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