Wing Task Force Makes Arrest for Cocaine Possession

Investigators with the Western Nebraska Intelligence and Narcotics Group arrested a Scottsbluff man during an operation Tuesday afternoon.

January 8, 2020Updated: January 8, 2020
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

SCOTTSBLUFF - Investigators with the Western Nebraska Intelligence and Narcotics Group arrested a Scottsbluff man during an operation Tuesday afternoon.

The Nebraska State Patrol says the investigation revealed that 52-year-old Jon Worthman, an attorney based in Alliance, was trading legal fees for cocaine.

He was arrested Tuesday and lodged in the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver.

The WING Task Force includes officers and investigators from several agencies in the Nebraska Panhandle.

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