More details have been released in a string of thefts and burglaries reported in Knox and Cedar counties over the Christmas weekend.
According to Sheriff Don Henery, Rolando Jaimes, 21, and Clifford Yost, 21, both of Santee, are being held in the Knox County Jail in connection with three burglaries in Knox County and one burglary in Cedar County.
Sheriff Henery said a weeklong investigation involving the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Santee Sioux Nation Police Department, Verdigre Police Department, Cedar County Sheriff’s Office and Norfolk Police Division resulted in three suspects being detained. Arrest warrants are being requested for two additional individuals, including a juvenile, in connection with the burglaries in Knox and Cedar counties.
Authorities recovered more than $90,000 in stolen property during the investigation. Items recovered include multiple side-by-side UTVs, a Massey Ferguson four-wheel-drive tractor with a loader, numerous firearms, deer antlers and mounts, and assorted hunting equipment and gear.
A 15-year-old juvenile is being held at the Youth Detention Center in Madison for burglary related to the break-in at the Bohemian One Stop on Dec. 26, 2025. Sheriff Henery said an arrest warrant will also be requested for a 17-year-old involved in that burglary. Approximately $315 worth of hard liquor was recovered from that scene.
All burglaries were reported between Dec. 25 and Dec. 27.
Sheriff Henery said it does not appear the incident at the Bohemian One Stop is related to the other burglaries reported in Knox and Cedar counties.
Sheriff Henery said reports from the investigation will be forwarded to the acting Knox County Attorney, the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, the Cedar County Attorney, the Madison County Attorney and the Assistant U.S. Attorney’s Office.