Ferguson hearing moved to April

    After a change of attorneys and a move to Texas, Tristan Ferguson’s request for a continuance of his March 22 contested preliminary hearing was granted earlier this week.
    Judge Edward Steenburg approved the continuance Monday, which moves Ferguson’s hearing to April 12.
    Earlier this month, Ferguson informed the court he has new attorneys, Michael J. Wilson and Erin Wetzel with the Berry Law Firm in Omaha.
    Ferguson’s court-appointed attorney, Ryan Wilcox of McCook, has withdrawn as his attorney of record.
    Court documents show Ferguson’s new attorney, Wilson, asked that the hearing be continued to April 26, citing Ferguson’s current residence in Texas and “additional time is needed to arrange transportation and prepare for the contested preliminary hearing.”
    Judge Steenburg, however, set Ferguson’s hearing for April 12.
    Ferguson is charged with manslaughter, a Class 2A felony, and possession of a firearm while committing a felony, a Class 2 felony.
    The charges stem from the November shooting death of Jesse Krausnick at a home at 126 West 12th St. in Imperial. He was taken into custody by Imperial police on Nov. 25, and bonded out later that day, paying 10% of his $100,000 bond.