Tanner Blomenkamp, of Gering, has had his sentencing date set after entering into a plea agreement in a case in which he was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, each a Class IIA Felony, and two counts of enticement by electronic communication, each a Class IV Felony.
Blomenkamp entered into the agreement on March 17, pleading no contest to one count of possession of child pornography, a Class IIA Felony, and enticement by electronic communication, a Class IV Felony.
Box Butte County District Court Judge Travis O’Gorman accepted Blomenkamp’s pleas and set sentencing for May 28, ordering a presentence investigation to take place.
Alliance Police Department Chief David Leavitt issued a press release detailing the plea agreement, praising the officers who worked diligently on this case.
“The officers who worked on this case should be commended for their training, dedication and diligence in pursuing this investigation,” said Leavitt. “These types of cases depend on meticulous collection and preservation of evidence in order to have a strong case to present. Sergeant David LaDuke and SRO Tyler Sherlock worked tirelessly to gather the evidence needed, including forensic evidence from the suspect’s cell phone. We are the only law enforcement agency in the area with the technology to perform this type of analysis. In this case, technology was crucial in putting together a successful prosecution which resulted in the suspect entering a guilty plea after seeing the evidence that would be used against him. Without this technology, the outcome may have been different. We are thankful that we were able to get justice for this victim.”
Blomenkamp is currently out on a bond of $100,000, 10 percent.