Woman convicted of attempted evidence tampering in Nebraska bowling alley killings

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A woman pleaded no contest Wednesday to charges stemming from a double homicide at a bowling alley in northeast Nebraska.

Kaylynn Sweazy, 28, was found guilty of attempted evidence tampering and accessory to a felony.

She was initially charged with evidence tampering, but that count was reduced under a plea deal.

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In February 2024, authorities allege that Sweazy’s boyfriend, Alias Reed, shot two men in Bloomfield, a city of about 1,000 people near the South Dakota border.

Court documents say Reed went to a bowling alley with the intention of killing the men and robbing the business.

Curtis Strom, 77, and William Reffett, 49, died at the scene.

After the shooting, Sweazy helped Reed dump the shotgun on the side of a rural road, according to an arrest affidavit.

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Reed is charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

In January, he did not say anything in court when a judge asked for his plea, so a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf.

His next hearing is set for April 29.

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Sweazy is scheduled to be sentenced on May 27.

Prosecutors are recommending that she get no more than 10 years in prison, according to court records.