Seward County Deputy arrested for sexual assault

A Seward County Deputy was placed on administrative leave after being arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol for first-degree sexual assault, the agency said in a news release. 

NSP Investigators arrested Nicholas Bridgmon, 30, of Pleasant Dale in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in 2007 outside Cook, Nebraska.

Through the course of the investigation, NSP developed information that there may be additional victims as well.

The Seward County Sheriff’s Office said it received information about charges against Bridgmon that occurred several years prior to his employment as a law enforcement officer.

Seward County Sheriff Michael Vance said Bridgmon has been a deputy since November, 2015. 

Vance said there is no information that any alleged assaults occurred in Seward County, or while Bridgmon was a member of the department. 

The State Patrol and Nebraska Attorney General’s Office are investigating the charges. 

NSP said the investigation began in November 2018.

The investigation is ongoing.

This is a developing story, we will continue to provide updates as they become available.