Fourth person charged in Dec. 23 beating of Timothy Mayhew

Beatrice Daily Sun: "A fourth person has been charged in connection with the Dec. 23 beating of Timothy Mayhew in Blue Springs, according to Gage County Court documents.

Jarod R. Hicks, also known as Bubba Hicks, 20, of Blue Springs, has been charged in Gage County Court with aiding and abetting first degree assault, a Class III felony, in connection with the beating of Mayhew, 41, of Beatrice, during a family argument in Blue Springs on the night of Dec. 23.

Hicks was also charged in county court this week with second degree assault, a Class IIIA felony, in connection with a separate assault in November.

Billy A. O'Keefe, 20; Jesse C. Orr, 25; and Christopher O'Keefe, 14, all of Blue Springs, were arrested earlier in connection with the Mayhew incident and charged in Gage County Court with first degree assault, a Class III felony.

Billy O'Keefe was bound over to Gage County District Court earlier this month on his charge along with another first degree assault charge in a separate case, while Orr was bound over to district court in late January.

Christopher O'Keefe's case has been transferred to juvenile court."