Norfolk man sentenced for stolen pickup

Hunt enters plea to habitual criminal charge

March 16, 2026Updated: March 16, 2026
By Dan Swanson

AUBURN -  Jerry Hunt, 35, of Norfolk was sentenced  in Nemaha County to a mandatory minimum of three years and a maximum of five years in prison for theft on Oct. 6.

Dodge Ram pickup belonging to Salvador Rodriguez and Carol Hellbusch of Auburn.

The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office investigated a theft report at Gilbert’s Automotive Repair. Prosecutors say Hunt took a Dodge Ram pickup and drove it into a ditch west of Auburn.

Hunt entered a no contest plea to a habitual criminal enhancement.