Dalton Meyer Gets New Attorney

Dalton J.A. Meyer, 22, of Fairbury was appeared in Jefferson County Court on Wednesday, December 15, via webcam from the Jefferson County Jail. Linda Bauer was the presiding Judge.Meyer is charged with terroristic threats, a class 3A felony punishable by up to three years in prison, nine to 18 months of post-release supervision and a $10,000 fine. He is also charged with criminal mischief, intentionally damaging property with a value of more than $500 but less than $1,500, a class 2 misdemeanor punishable by six months in jail and a $500 fine. The defendant could also be ordered to pay restitution to the victim.On Tuesday, November 23 of this year, Jefferson County Deputies were dispatch to a resident in Fairbury at approximately, responding to a report of a male suspect breaking windows of the property, along with other property.The reporting party indicated Dalton Meyer had also issued threats of violence over the telephone.According to the Warrantless Arrest Affidavit, “After arriving at the home and unable to locate Meyer outside, it was reported that he was possibly still inside the residence. The residence was cleared and Meyer was not located. I observed damage to the television, a picture frame, and an outside window. The glass to the window was laying outside of the residence and the framing was pushed outwards. It appeared some object was used to break the glass and bend the framing.”After 4:30 p.m. that same day, Meyer was seen by Deputies entering a Fairbury business. Meyer was placed under arrest at approximately 4:57 p.m.Meyer previously appeared in court on November 24 and requested court-appointed counsel. Public Defender Scott Gropp was assigned to the case. Meyer later filed a motion to dismiss Gropp.“I would not like Mr. Gropp to represent me at all,” Meyer told the judge at a hearing on December 8. “I'll represent myself. If not, I have the money to hire an attorney that will actually defend me properly.”Judge Bauer granted Gropp leave to withdraw. However, by December 15, Meyer had not yet hired a new attorney. Judge Bauer agreed to appoint attorney Lee Timan to defend Meyer but advised the defendant he may be required to reimburse the county if he is found guilty.Meyer is currently held on a $25,000 (10 percent) bond, with a condition of no contact with the victim and Meyer cannot be within one block of the victim's residence. Judge Bauer said, “I'm not inclined to lower the bond at this time.”The next hearing is scheduled for December 22.Meyer has had prior run-ins with the law. On September 15, 2020, Jefferson County Deputies were dispatched to a residence in Fairbury. According to the Warrantless Arrest Affidavit, they responded to a report of, “a male subject holding his mother down on the floor choking her.”Deputies searched for Meyer and located him at the corner of 9th and L Streets. He was place under arrest. Meyer was charged with assault by strangulation, a class 3A felony punishable by three years incarceration, up to 18 months of post-release supervision and a $10,000 fine. He was also charged with third degree assault, a class 1 misdemeanor.Meyer has a prior felony conviction. On December 5, 2019, he was sentenced to two years in the Nebraska Department of Corrections in Lincoln after pleading No Contest to possession of a deadly weapon, operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest and criminal mischief. He was released June 16, 2020.

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