A Lincoln man accused in a crash that killed a police officer in Nebraska earlier this year was held on bond during a court appearance Wednesday.Tony Pierce, 50, was charged with felony motor vehicle homicide for his role in the crash that killed Ceresco police officer Ross Bartlett on April 12.Pierce was held on $3,500 bond in Lancaster County court. He is scheduled to appear next on Jan. 22.Bartlett's patrol vehicle was hit during a traffic stop on Highway 77 near Ceresco in Lancaster County, authorities said. He was in the vehicle when it was hit by a truck driven by Pierce.'He wore his badge proudly': Police officer killed during traffic stop remembered by colleagues. Read more.The 54-year-old died from injuries suffered in the crash.The Nebraska State Patrol suspects that phone use was a factor in the crash after conducting a complete crash reconstruction, authorities said.'Everybody feels the hurt and loss': Community mourns loss of Ceresco police Officer Ross Bartlett. See the story here.Bartlett started with the Ceresco Police Department in 2017. He spent the last seven years as an investigator for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.He also served as a volunteer firefighter for Ceresco. Prior to those assignments, he served with the Boone County Sheriff's Office, Madison County Sheriff's Office, Madison Police Department, and Newman Grove Police Department.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
A Lincoln man accused in a crash that killed a police officer in Nebraska earlier this year was held on bond during a court appearance Wednesday.
Tony Pierce, 50, was charged with felony motor vehicle homicide for his role in the crash that killed Ceresco police officer Ross Bartlett on April 12.
Pierce was held on $3,500 bond in Lancaster County court. He is scheduled to appear next on Jan. 22.
Bartlett's patrol vehicle was hit during a traffic stop on Highway 77 near Ceresco in Lancaster County, authorities said. He was in the vehicle when it was hit by a truck driven by Pierce.
'He wore his badge proudly': Police officer killed during traffic stop remembered by colleagues. Read more.
The 54-year-old died from injuries suffered in the crash.
The Nebraska State Patrol suspects that phone use was a factor in the crash after conducting a complete crash reconstruction, authorities said.
'Everybody feels the hurt and loss': Community mourns loss of Ceresco police Officer Ross Bartlett. See the story here.
Bartlett started with the Ceresco Police Department in 2017. He spent the last seven years as an investigator for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.
He also served as a volunteer firefighter for Ceresco. Prior to those assignments, he served with the Boone County Sheriff's Office, Madison County Sheriff's Office, Madison Police Department, and Newman Grove Police Department.