Son of Frank & Lucille (Hogg) Sedlacek.
Married to Chris Fisher on 4-23-1977 at Ogallala, NE.
From the Grand Island Independent Newspaper:
PAXTON (AP) -- A farmer talking to his father-in-law on a cell phone was shot and killed Monday, and the Nebraska State Patrol believes the assailant is the same man who wounded two police officers this weekend. Keith County Attorney Deborah Gilg said the victim was Robert Sedlacek, 48.
Authorities initiated a manhunt Monday night for Charles Lannis Moses Jr., the suspect in the three shootings.
Sedlacek had gone to a part of his farm that had an unoccupied house and outbuildings about 2:15 MST, Gilg said. He noticed unusual tire tracks around the buildings.
His father-in-law told Gilg that they were speaking on the cell phone when Sedlacek expressed surprise at something. Then the phone went dead. Gilg declined to say how many shots were fired or what type of weapon may have been used in Sedlacek's death. Also found at the farm near Paxton was a 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass, stolen earlier from a farm near Dickens.
Paxton is about 12 miles west of Sutherland, where the two police officers were shot Saturday night.
Gov. Mike Johanns and Nebraska State Patrol Col. Tom Nesbitt on Monday evening urged Nebraskans to be cautious.
Nesbitt believes the suspect, Charles Lannis Moses Jr., stole Sedlacek's blue 2000 Chevy SKI pickup with Nebraska farm license plate 68-999 and could still be in the area.
Nesbitt advised Nebraskans to remove keys from parked cars, lock their doors, report any sightings of Moses, but not approach him.
"We think we are dealing with someone who is not only dangerous, but knows how to deal with law enforcement," Johanns said. Moses has a history of fleeing police in Texas, and has been characterized as a survivalist.
Two airplanes, a helicopter and more than 60 law enforcement officers were combing western Nebraska Monday night for Moses, wanted in Nebraska for attempted first-degree murder in Saturday night's encounter, and in Texas for violating probation and possessing explosives.
Nesbitt acknowledged that the western Nebraskan terrain filled with canyons, vacant roads and desolate areas combined with the descending nightfall would make searching difficult. Johanns pledged to use all state resources possible to find Moses. Nesbitt said Moses was sighted several times in the area Monday, and believes Moses has been staying on abandoned farmsteads there.
Moses' pickup truck, with several bullet holes, was found Monday on a farm southwest of Dickens in Lincoln County, about 24 miles south of where he first encountered police in western Nebraska, police said. The farm owner's stolen 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass was found at the Paxton murder scene, Nesbitt said.
In a pickup truck with no tail lights, Moses, 31, outgunned and outran about two dozen law enforcement officers late Saturday on a chase through the dark, icy roads of rural Nebraska near Sutherland, which is between North Platte and Ogallala. One officer was shot in the stomach, another was shot in the hand. The chase began after a Lincoln County sheriff's deputy tried to arrest Moses on the Texas warrants. Moses pulled a handgun, which the deputy wrestled away, then fled in his truck.
Moses is wanted in Nebraska for attempted first-degree murder, using a firearm to commit a felony and resisting arrest. A construction worker from Nocona, Texas, Moses has been in trouble with the law in the last year, and he has escaped arrest, Texas authorities said.
"Ninety-nine percent of the time he always runs," said Montague County Chief Deputy Sheriff Gary Studebaker in Nocona, Texas. "He's good at it. He generally gets away."
In Nebraska, Moses managed to lose police on the icy roads, said State Patrol Lt. Norbert Liebig in North Platte. Officers were about two miles behind Moses for about 15 minutes when they stopped the pursuit.
"I think the darkness probably was the worst handicap," Liebig said. Officers spent the rest of the night stationed at strategic points on area highways.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Stan McKnight was wounded in the face and hand when Moses stopped his truck during the chase and fired into his cruisers' windshield.
"I was bleeding so bad my mouth was full of blood, and one eye was covered with blood and I couldn't see," said McKnight, who was in good condition Monday after surgery on his hand. Moses also shot State Patrol trooper Jeffrey Crymble through Crymble's cruiser door, hitting him in the stomach, police said. Crymble was in serious but stable condition Monday after surgery.
Married to Chris Fisher on 4-23-1977 at Ogallala, NE.
From the Grand Island Independent Newspaper:
PAXTON (AP) -- A farmer talking to his father-in-law on a cell phone was shot and killed Monday, and the Nebraska State Patrol believes the assailant is the same man who wounded two police officers this weekend. Keith County Attorney Deborah Gilg said the victim was Robert Sedlacek, 48.
Authorities initiated a manhunt Monday night for Charles Lannis Moses Jr., the suspect in the three shootings.
Sedlacek had gone to a part of his farm that had an unoccupied house and outbuildings about 2:15 MST, Gilg said. He noticed unusual tire tracks around the buildings.
His father-in-law told Gilg that they were speaking on the cell phone when Sedlacek expressed surprise at something. Then the phone went dead. Gilg declined to say how many shots were fired or what type of weapon may have been used in Sedlacek's death. Also found at the farm near Paxton was a 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass, stolen earlier from a farm near Dickens.
Paxton is about 12 miles west of Sutherland, where the two police officers were shot Saturday night.
Gov. Mike Johanns and Nebraska State Patrol Col. Tom Nesbitt on Monday evening urged Nebraskans to be cautious.
Nesbitt believes the suspect, Charles Lannis Moses Jr., stole Sedlacek's blue 2000 Chevy SKI pickup with Nebraska farm license plate 68-999 and could still be in the area.
Nesbitt advised Nebraskans to remove keys from parked cars, lock their doors, report any sightings of Moses, but not approach him.
"We think we are dealing with someone who is not only dangerous, but knows how to deal with law enforcement," Johanns said. Moses has a history of fleeing police in Texas, and has been characterized as a survivalist.
Two airplanes, a helicopter and more than 60 law enforcement officers were combing western Nebraska Monday night for Moses, wanted in Nebraska for attempted first-degree murder in Saturday night's encounter, and in Texas for violating probation and possessing explosives.
Nesbitt acknowledged that the western Nebraskan terrain filled with canyons, vacant roads and desolate areas combined with the descending nightfall would make searching difficult. Johanns pledged to use all state resources possible to find Moses. Nesbitt said Moses was sighted several times in the area Monday, and believes Moses has been staying on abandoned farmsteads there.
Moses' pickup truck, with several bullet holes, was found Monday on a farm southwest of Dickens in Lincoln County, about 24 miles south of where he first encountered police in western Nebraska, police said. The farm owner's stolen 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass was found at the Paxton murder scene, Nesbitt said.
In a pickup truck with no tail lights, Moses, 31, outgunned and outran about two dozen law enforcement officers late Saturday on a chase through the dark, icy roads of rural Nebraska near Sutherland, which is between North Platte and Ogallala. One officer was shot in the stomach, another was shot in the hand. The chase began after a Lincoln County sheriff's deputy tried to arrest Moses on the Texas warrants. Moses pulled a handgun, which the deputy wrestled away, then fled in his truck.
Moses is wanted in Nebraska for attempted first-degree murder, using a firearm to commit a felony and resisting arrest. A construction worker from Nocona, Texas, Moses has been in trouble with the law in the last year, and he has escaped arrest, Texas authorities said.
"Ninety-nine percent of the time he always runs," said Montague County Chief Deputy Sheriff Gary Studebaker in Nocona, Texas. "He's good at it. He generally gets away."
In Nebraska, Moses managed to lose police on the icy roads, said State Patrol Lt. Norbert Liebig in North Platte. Officers were about two miles behind Moses for about 15 minutes when they stopped the pursuit.
"I think the darkness probably was the worst handicap," Liebig said. Officers spent the rest of the night stationed at strategic points on area highways.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Stan McKnight was wounded in the face and hand when Moses stopped his truck during the chase and fired into his cruisers' windshield.
"I was bleeding so bad my mouth was full of blood, and one eye was covered with blood and I couldn't see," said McKnight, who was in good condition Monday after surgery on his hand. Moses also shot State Patrol trooper Jeffrey Crymble through Crymble's cruiser door, hitting him in the stomach, police said. Crymble was in serious but stable condition Monday after surgery.
Son of Frank & Lucille (Hogg) Sedlacek.
Married to Chris Fisher on 4-23-1977 at Ogallala, NE.
From the Grand Island Independent Newspaper:
PAXTON (AP) -- A farmer talking to his father-in-law on a cell phone was shot and killed Monday, and the Nebraska State Patrol believes the assailant is the same man who wounded two police officers this weekend. Keith County Attorney Deborah Gilg said the victim was Robert Sedlacek, 48.
Authorities initiated a manhunt Monday night for Charles Lannis Moses Jr., the suspect in the three shootings.
Sedlacek had gone to a part of his farm that had an unoccupied house and outbuildings about 2:15 MST, Gilg said. He noticed unusual tire tracks around the buildings.
His father-in-law told Gilg that they were speaking on the cell phone when Sedlacek expressed surprise at something. Then the phone went dead. Gilg declined to say how many shots were fired or what type of weapon may have been used in Sedlacek's death. Also found at the farm near Paxton was a 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass, stolen earlier from a farm near Dickens.
Paxton is about 12 miles west of Sutherland, where the two police officers were shot Saturday night.
Gov. Mike Johanns and Nebraska State Patrol Col. Tom Nesbitt on Monday evening urged Nebraskans to be cautious.
Nesbitt believes the suspect, Charles Lannis Moses Jr., stole Sedlacek's blue 2000 Chevy SKI pickup with Nebraska farm license plate 68-999 and could still be in the area.
Nesbitt advised Nebraskans to remove keys from parked cars, lock their doors, report any sightings of Moses, but not approach him.
"We think we are dealing with someone who is not only dangerous, but knows how to deal with law enforcement," Johanns said. Moses has a history of fleeing police in Texas, and has been characterized as a survivalist.
Two airplanes, a helicopter and more than 60 law enforcement officers were combing western Nebraska Monday night for Moses, wanted in Nebraska for attempted first-degree murder in Saturday night's encounter, and in Texas for violating probation and possessing explosives.
Nesbitt acknowledged that the western Nebraskan terrain filled with canyons, vacant roads and desolate areas combined with the descending nightfall would make searching difficult. Johanns pledged to use all state resources possible to find Moses. Nesbitt said Moses was sighted several times in the area Monday, and believes Moses has been staying on abandoned farmsteads there.
Moses' pickup truck, with several bullet holes, was found Monday on a farm southwest of Dickens in Lincoln County, about 24 miles south of where he first encountered police in western Nebraska, police said. The farm owner's stolen 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass was found at the Paxton murder scene, Nesbitt said.
In a pickup truck with no tail lights, Moses, 31, outgunned and outran about two dozen law enforcement officers late Saturday on a chase through the dark, icy roads of rural Nebraska near Sutherland, which is between North Platte and Ogallala. One officer was shot in the stomach, another was shot in the hand. The chase began after a Lincoln County sheriff's deputy tried to arrest Moses on the Texas warrants. Moses pulled a handgun, which the deputy wrestled away, then fled in his truck.
Moses is wanted in Nebraska for attempted first-degree murder, using a firearm to commit a felony and resisting arrest. A construction worker from Nocona, Texas, Moses has been in trouble with the law in the last year, and he has escaped arrest, Texas authorities said.
"Ninety-nine percent of the time he always runs," said Montague County Chief Deputy Sheriff Gary Studebaker in Nocona, Texas. "He's good at it. He generally gets away."
In Nebraska, Moses managed to lose police on the icy roads, said State Patrol Lt. Norbert Liebig in North Platte. Officers were about two miles behind Moses for about 15 minutes when they stopped the pursuit.
"I think the darkness probably was the worst handicap," Liebig said. Officers spent the rest of the night stationed at strategic points on area highways.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Stan McKnight was wounded in the face and hand when Moses stopped his truck during the chase and fired into his cruisers' windshield.
"I was bleeding so bad my mouth was full of blood, and one eye was covered with blood and I couldn't see," said McKnight, who was in good condition Monday after surgery on his hand. Moses also shot State Patrol trooper Jeffrey Crymble through Crymble's cruiser door, hitting him in the stomach, police said. Crymble was in serious but stable condition Monday after surgery.
Married to Chris Fisher on 4-23-1977 at Ogallala, NE.
From the Grand Island Independent Newspaper:
PAXTON (AP) -- A farmer talking to his father-in-law on a cell phone was shot and killed Monday, and the Nebraska State Patrol believes the assailant is the same man who wounded two police officers this weekend. Keith County Attorney Deborah Gilg said the victim was Robert Sedlacek, 48.
Authorities initiated a manhunt Monday night for Charles Lannis Moses Jr., the suspect in the three shootings.
Sedlacek had gone to a part of his farm that had an unoccupied house and outbuildings about 2:15 MST, Gilg said. He noticed unusual tire tracks around the buildings.
His father-in-law told Gilg that they were speaking on the cell phone when Sedlacek expressed surprise at something. Then the phone went dead. Gilg declined to say how many shots were fired or what type of weapon may have been used in Sedlacek's death. Also found at the farm near Paxton was a 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass, stolen earlier from a farm near Dickens.
Paxton is about 12 miles west of Sutherland, where the two police officers were shot Saturday night.
Gov. Mike Johanns and Nebraska State Patrol Col. Tom Nesbitt on Monday evening urged Nebraskans to be cautious.
Nesbitt believes the suspect, Charles Lannis Moses Jr., stole Sedlacek's blue 2000 Chevy SKI pickup with Nebraska farm license plate 68-999 and could still be in the area.
Nesbitt advised Nebraskans to remove keys from parked cars, lock their doors, report any sightings of Moses, but not approach him.
"We think we are dealing with someone who is not only dangerous, but knows how to deal with law enforcement," Johanns said. Moses has a history of fleeing police in Texas, and has been characterized as a survivalist.
Two airplanes, a helicopter and more than 60 law enforcement officers were combing western Nebraska Monday night for Moses, wanted in Nebraska for attempted first-degree murder in Saturday night's encounter, and in Texas for violating probation and possessing explosives.
Nesbitt acknowledged that the western Nebraskan terrain filled with canyons, vacant roads and desolate areas combined with the descending nightfall would make searching difficult. Johanns pledged to use all state resources possible to find Moses. Nesbitt said Moses was sighted several times in the area Monday, and believes Moses has been staying on abandoned farmsteads there.
Moses' pickup truck, with several bullet holes, was found Monday on a farm southwest of Dickens in Lincoln County, about 24 miles south of where he first encountered police in western Nebraska, police said. The farm owner's stolen 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass was found at the Paxton murder scene, Nesbitt said.
In a pickup truck with no tail lights, Moses, 31, outgunned and outran about two dozen law enforcement officers late Saturday on a chase through the dark, icy roads of rural Nebraska near Sutherland, which is between North Platte and Ogallala. One officer was shot in the stomach, another was shot in the hand. The chase began after a Lincoln County sheriff's deputy tried to arrest Moses on the Texas warrants. Moses pulled a handgun, which the deputy wrestled away, then fled in his truck.
Moses is wanted in Nebraska for attempted first-degree murder, using a firearm to commit a felony and resisting arrest. A construction worker from Nocona, Texas, Moses has been in trouble with the law in the last year, and he has escaped arrest, Texas authorities said.
"Ninety-nine percent of the time he always runs," said Montague County Chief Deputy Sheriff Gary Studebaker in Nocona, Texas. "He's good at it. He generally gets away."
In Nebraska, Moses managed to lose police on the icy roads, said State Patrol Lt. Norbert Liebig in North Platte. Officers were about two miles behind Moses for about 15 minutes when they stopped the pursuit.
"I think the darkness probably was the worst handicap," Liebig said. Officers spent the rest of the night stationed at strategic points on area highways.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Stan McKnight was wounded in the face and hand when Moses stopped his truck during the chase and fired into his cruisers' windshield.
"I was bleeding so bad my mouth was full of blood, and one eye was covered with blood and I couldn't see," said McKnight, who was in good condition Monday after surgery on his hand. Moses also shot State Patrol trooper Jeffrey Crymble through Crymble's cruiser door, hitting him in the stomach, police said. Crymble was in serious but stable condition Monday after surgery.
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