Man Sentenced to Nebraska Prison for Stabbing Priest to Death in Fort Calhoun

Man sentenced to Nebraska prison for stabbing priest to death in Fort Calhoun

A 45-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing a Catholic priest to death in Fort Calhoun in 2023.

Iowa man receives life in prison for 2023 stabbing of Nebraska priest

Father Stephen Gutgsell. / Credit: Archdiocese of Omaha CNA Staff, Nov 14, 2025 / 11:04 am (CNA). An Iowa man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he pleaded guilty in October to stabbing a Nebraska priest to death in 2023. Ki... [...]

Iowa Man Receives Life in Prison for 2023 Stabbing of Nebraska Priest

Archdiocese of Omaha Father Stephen Gutgsell. Father Gutgsell’s sister, Therese Hupf, said in court that his family 'cannot, even today, fully grasp his absence.'

Iowa man receives life in prison for 2023 stabbing of Nebraska priest - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

An Iowa man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he pleaded guilty in October to stabbing a Nebraska priest to death in 2023. Kierre Williams last month pleaded guilty to the assault that claimed the life of Father Stephen Gutgsell. Williams broke into the rectory of St. John the Baptist Parish in Fort Calhoun on Dec. 10, 2023, and stabbed Father Gutgsell, who later died of his injuries at a hospital. Father Stephen Gutgsell. (OSV N…