On March 10, Donald Polcyn, 28, of Utica entered pleas on three counts of third-degree assault, a Class I misdemeanor, and one count of obstructing government operations, also a Class I misdemeanor. He initially faced charges of manslaughter, a Class IIA felony and terroristic threats, a Class IIA felony following an incident that resulted in the death of a Lincoln man on Jan. 1, 2020, in Utica. The charges were reduced in exchange for a guilty plea.
According to the plea agreement, Polcyn faces up to a year in prison for each of the charges. His sentencing date is May 13, 2021.
The agreement states that Polcyn brandished a knife and discharged a firearm in the air in a threatening manner before stabbing Stephen Jones twice.
A story published in the Jan. 8, 2020, issue of the Seward County Independent said witnesses reported Polcyn stabbed the victim, Jones, 39, of Lincoln, twice in his upper body during an altercation at Polcyn's home. Jones was transported to Seward Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
