Nelson was found guilty of aggravated criminal assault Thursday by a jury in Stanton county. The jury determined that Nelson was the cause of a bomb threat call against Johnson Middle school in December of 1999. After three hours of deliberations Thursday afternoon, a Stanton County jury convicted former elementary school Principal Steve Nelson on charges of phoning in a bomb threat to a district school in December.
Church members present throughout the trial shared calming hugs.
Nelson's small son embraced his dad's legs and cried as the family shared a consolatory moment before Nelson was taken into the sheriff's custody. The threat was phoned in to a convenience store across the street from the school, and Nelson's cell phone records indicated that a call was made from his phone to the convenience store at about the time of the bomb threat. Opinions Filling the beds Farming out empty bed space at the Southwest Kansas Juvenile Detention Center is a wise idea. So center director Russ Jennings wisely offers empty bed space to juvenile offenders from Sedgwick County. At times, capacity runs below that threshold.