Man to be arraigned next month in Neb. teen’s rape

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A man considered a suspect in the disappearance of a Peru State College freshman will be arraigned next month in the rape of a 15-year-old girl.

Court records show 29-year-old Joshua Keadle (KEE’-duhl), from Swansea (SWAHN’-see) S.C., is due Aug. 8 in Dodge County Court to answer to sexual assault of a minor.

A police affidavit says Keadle raped the teen, now 18, as she slept in December 2008 in Fremont.

Keadle’s court-appointed attorney declined to comment.

In Nemaha County, Keadle has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, false imprisonment and terroristic threats in the Halloween rape of a fellow Peru State student. The charges were filed after his arrest in the disappearance of Tyler “Ty” Thomas, who was last seen leaving an off-campus party on Dec. 3.