Chicago man who stabbed Lincoln police officer in the neck pleads guilty

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Chicago man who stabbed an officer in the neck pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Lancaster County District Court.

In October of 2023, 28-year-old Simon Kafka was shot by police at the bus station near 52nd and Superior streets after he stabbed an officer in the neck during an altercation.

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Kafka was charged with first-degree assault on an officer, resisting arrest and use of a weapon to commit a felony.

Court documents show Kafka pleaded guilty to assault on an officer in the second degree and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.

Kafka is ordered to appear for sentencing on Dec. 30th at 8:30 a.m.