McKeon enters diversion program for disturbing the peace case in Lancaster County

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 578

Last Updated: 2 days, 22 hours ago

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LINCOLN — Former State Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst has been accepted into a diversion program as an alternative to prosecution for a disturbing the peace misdemeanor charge in Lancaster County.

In a two-page court filing Monday, McKeon requested that Lancaster County Court Judge Matt Acton delay McKeon’s trial until Aug. 28. Acton was set to preside over a bench trial for McKeon beginning at 2 p.m. Thursday.

Prosecutors from the Lancaster County …

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