{"id":5663,"date":"2026-03-13T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/police-say-suspect-has-been-arrested-after-murder-of-deacon-in-nebraska\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:19:00","slug":"police-say-suspect-has-been-arrested-after-murder-of-deacon-in-nebraska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/police-say-suspect-has-been-arrested-after-murder-of-deacon-in-nebraska\/","title":{"rendered":"Police say suspect has been arrested after murder of Deacon in Nebraska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-testid=\"rich-content\">\n<div class=\"transition-all duration-300 overflow-hidden \">\n<p class=\"text-(18px) md:text-(20px) first-of-type:mt-5 mt-(16px) lg:mt-(28px) leading-(28px) md:leading-8 normal \">Local police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska this week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text-(18px) md:text-(20px) first-of-type:mt-5 mt-(16px) lg:mt-(28px) leading-(28px) md:leading-8 normal \">Omaha Police Officers Association <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/omahapoa\/posts\/1345606424272486?ref=embed_post\" class=\"text-red-500 hover-underline-animation-red\">A Facebook post on March 13 said<\/a> A &#8220;person of interest&#8221; was taken into custody on March 12 after the alleged murder of Deacon John Jack the previous night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text-(18px) md:text-(20px) first-of-type:mt-5 mt-(16px) lg:mt-(28px) leading-(28px) md:leading-8 normal \">Jack &#8220;was an active member of the community and was a deacon at St. Peter&#8217;s Catholic Church in the city&#8217;s Leavenworth neighborhood,&#8221; the police association said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text-(18px) md:text-(20px) first-of-type:mt-5 mt-(16px) lg:mt-(28px) leading-(28px) md:leading-8 normal \">Father John Broheimer, pastor of St. Peter&#8217;s, said <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stpeterchurch.net\" class=\"text-red-500 hover-underline-animation-red\">a statement<\/a> The parish website states that Jack has been a member of the parish for more than 30 years and has served as a deacon there for 25 years. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text-(18px) md:text-(20px) first-of-type:mt-5 mt-(16px) lg:mt-(28px) leading-(28px) md:leading-8 normal \">\u201cThrough his ministry he touched countless lives, especially the youth of our parish, whom he served with generosity and true faith,\u201d the priest said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text-(18px) md:text-(20px) first-of-type:mt-5 mt-(16px) lg:mt-(28px) leading-(28px) md:leading-8 normal \">The priest urged parishioners to pray for Zak&#8217;s family and to &#8220;support them with your donations in the coming days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-(18px) md:text-(20px) first-of-type:mt-5 mt-(16px) lg:mt-(28px) leading-(28px) md:leading-8 normal \">Police did not publicly identify the motive for the murder until March 13. <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/2026\/03\/13\/body-found-during-missing-person-investigation-identified-omaha-deacon\/\" class=\"text-red-500 hover-underline-animation-red\">Local news reports state<\/a> A &#8220;family member&#8221; named Martin Jack was booked into the local jail on charges of murder and felony theft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-(18px) md:text-(20px) first-of-type:mt-5 mt-(16px) lg:mt-(28px) leading-(28px) md:leading-8 normal \">Jail records showed that a man named Martin Jack was being held without bond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-(18px) md:text-(20px) first-of-type:mt-5 mt-(16px) lg:mt-(28px) leading-(28px) md:leading-8 normal \">The Archdiocese of Omaha did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the tragedy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska this week. 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