Sentencing set for Hastings man accused of causing Sandy Creek lockdown

CLAY CENTER, Neb. — A Hastings man will be sentenced next month after authorities accused him of making threats that prompted a school lockdown.

18-year-old Connor Black-Lintz agreed to a plea deal in Clay County Court on Tuesday. As part of the deal, Black-Lintz pleaded no contest to intimidation by phone and the state dropped terroristic threats and false reporting charges. A judge set his bond at 10 percent of $10,000.

The charges stem from an incident on April 4. In court documents, authorities say Black-Lintz called Sandy Creek Public Schools to say a student at the school had a gun and was threatening him. They also say he sent that student threatening messages over social media. The threats prompted the school to go on lockdown and eventually dismiss early.

Sandy Creek Public Schools is a facility outside of Fairfield, which is about 30 miles southeast of Hastings.

A sentencing hearing is set for August 8. Intimidation is a Class lll misdemeanor, which carries a maximum sentence of three months in prison.

Separately, Black-Lintz faces four charges in Adams County related to his arrest for the threats. In court documents, police say Black-Lintz resisted arrest, head-butted an officer, kicked an officer and spit on an officer. He has pleaded not guilty to these charges, which include third-degree assault on an officer.  He is scheduled for a change of plea hearing next week.