A condensed history of a family that has committed more than 630 crimes in Omaha. This includes some of the family's worst criminal convictions and other notable events in the family's history. Those named include the clan’s worst criminal offenders and other relatives who are important to telling the family’s story.

FAMILY MEMBERS

Levi Levering Highlight events (on/off) ( ~1860 - unknown ) Respected Omaha tribal leader. First Native American commissioner to the Presbyterian general assembly in 1911. “The presbytery knew what it was doing when it chose Mr. Levering as a man better qualified to represent it would be hard to find,” The World-Herald wrote.

Vena Bartlett Levering Highlight events (on/off) ( unknown - 1910 ) From the Bannock tribe. Married Levi Levering while he was teaching at Fort Hall, Idaho. Died of typhoid fever in Nebraska, leaving behind her husband and five young children.

Lincoln Levering Highlight events (on/off) ( ~1900 - 1956 ) Accused of beating a man to death in 1944 in Omaha, after the man’s friend made a racist comment in a bar. Levering admitted he hit the man; was acquitted after defense argued someone else must have also punched the man. Accused in 1956 of pushing his wife off a second-story balcony, breaking her back. Arrested; unclear whether charged. Died a few months later when hit by a car.

Elizabeth Webster Levering (1912 - 1956) Fell off a second-story balcony with her husband in 1956. He was accused of pushing her but it's not clear if he was ever charged. He died months later and her death, caused by complications from the fall, came within months. Her children grew up in mission schools.

Nelson B. Levering Highlight events (on/off) ( 1926 - 2005 ) Famous boxer from Macy, Neb.; 1947 Midwest Golden Gloves Champion and Kansas State Welterweight Champion. Inducted into American Indian Hall of Fame in Kansas. Fought on a boxing card with Joe Louis. After his boxing career was over he worked at the Omaha Tribe’s Education Department.

Adeline Valentine ( 1934 - 2009 ) Born on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Neb., to Elizabeth Webster (but was not Lincoln’s daughter). Later moved to Omaha. Raised eight children and her half-sister’s son. No criminal record.

Norma Ann Levering Highlight events (on/off) ( 1939 - 2009 ) Moved to Omaha after her parents died, and several sisters followed. Charged with robbery in her 20s. Shot at age 31. Later became active in Native American community in Omaha and was elected to several boards. Mother of nine. Dropped off son Garland, wrapped in a blanket, with her sister Adeline and briefly moved to Denver. “My grandma was a party-hard little lady,” said granddaughter Lori Sayles.

Maxine Levering ( 1934 - 2004 ) Grew up on the Omaha Reservation. No criminal record.

Lucille Bordeaux ( 1946 - ) Grew up on the Omaha Reservation. Brought up in a mission after her parents died. Later moved to Minnesota, then Omaha.

Phyllis Wagner 65 Grew up on the Omaha Reservation. Brought up in a mission after her parents died. Later moved to Omaha. Her husband, Arnett, raised their children.

Delphine Levering ( 1950 - 2002 ) Grew up on the Omaha Reservation. Stayed in a mission after her parents died. Later moved to Omaha. Found guilty of child abuse in 1997. Was raising her grandchildren when she died, and then they went into foster care.

David A. Magee Sr. Highlight events (on/off) ( 1951 - 2009 ) Had relationships with Lori Jenkins and Ida Levering, who both alleged he beat them while they were pregnant. “Me and (Magee), we had a lot of violence in our relationship,” Lori Jenkins said. Convicted of a 1978 manslaughter, but conviction later set aside.

Garland Levering Sr. 57 Raised by his aunt Adeline.

Robert Lincoln Levering 53 Has about 30 convictions dating back to the 1980s, including felonies such as burglary, theft and unlawful transport of firearms. Currently serving time for shoplifting and obstructing an officer.

Warren Levering Highlight events (on/off) 51 Grew up in foster care after being given up for adoption. Met his sister, Lori, when he was 16. Has served prison sentences in Nebraska and elsewhere, including Oklahoma, where he was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping and domestic abuse in 2009. Currently charged with first-degree murder of Andrea Kruger.

James Jenkins 48 Convicted of two felony theft charges in the 1980s and about a dozen misdemeanors since. Most recently charged with missing child support payments.

Lori Jenkins Highlight events (on/off) 47 Convicted of eight nonviolent crimes and one felony shoplifting charge, in 1997. Had first child when she was 16 and her boyfriend, David Magee, was 31. Each has filed at least one protection order against the other. Has worked as nurse’s assistant and telemarketer. Currently charged with being an accessory in three of the homicides in the Nikko Jenkins case, which she denies.

Constance “Connie” Levering Highlight events (on/off) 47 Connie was arrested on suspicion of stabbing her sister Tonia in the neck in 1996. Charges were later dropped.

Jeffrey Jenkins Highlight events (on/off) 45 Convicted of 65 crimes, mostly traffic cases and misdemeanors. Served prison time in five cases, including for drug dealing and theft.

Tonia Levering Highlight events (on/off) 43 Fined or sentenced to jail or probation for 11 theft charges since 1990. Convicted of assault and battery in 2011.

Sonia Levering 43 Handful of criminal convictions, mostly alcohol-related. She and her sister, Tonia, are one of several sets of twins in the family.

Merwyn Levering Highlight events (on/off) 42 Shot a man in 1989 at age 18. In and out of prison most of his adult life. Was caught in 1993 with a car stolen from then-Gov. Ben Nelson’s garage. Arrested in 1999 for punching a woman. He kicked out the police cruiser window and escaped, only to be found hiding in a doghouse. Later convicted of felony escape and two misdemeanors. Currently seven years into a 21-year federal prison sentence for firearms offenses.

Bonita Levering Martinez 41 Helped raised her nephew, Jimmy Levering. Moved to Denver after Jimmy died. Stepped into family matriarch role after her mother and some aunts died. Completed her GED and attended Metropolitan Community College.

Ida Levering Highlight events (on/off) 41 Lengthy list of misdemeanors. She, David Magee and his son were accused of beating, stabbing and shooting a man in 1998. She was convicted of use of a weapon to commit a felony. The next year, her children were removed from the home after a daughter was born with cocaine in her system. Gave birth the next year to a son who also had cocaine in his system. She says she was dealing with alcohol problems at the time.

Robert Wagner Highlight events (on/off) 37 Suing the City of Omaha and Omaha police officers, alleging officers used excessive force while arresting him at Creighton University Medical Center the night Jimmy Levering was killed in 2011. Convicted of assault and battery in 1998 and possessing, receiving or disposing of a stolen firearm in 2008. This year, he launched Keep North Omaha Safe for Everyone, which patrols north Omaha neighborhoods to try to deter gang violence.

Christine Bordeaux Highlight events (on/off) 39 Gave birth to a daughter in 2002 with cocaine in her system. Baby was removed from the home temporarily. Sanctioned by the Omaha Housing Authority in 2009 because her son and a friend were shooting a BB gun at people. Convicted of nearly 30 crimes, including three felonies. Charged with conspiracy to commit robbery in connection with the Nikko Jenkins case.

Toni E. Levering Highlight events (on/off) 37 Left her two young children without supervision at a friend’s trailer in Lexington, Neb., in 2001. Relinquished parental rights in August 2002. Son born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Served almost six months in jail this year for domestic assault against her boyfriend. Convicted of carrying a concealed weapon in 2010.

Sophia Jenkins 30 Helped raise her siblings while her mom was working. Criminal history involves only misdemeanors, mostly drug-related. Her two children are being raised by their father.

Dexter Levering 27 Has been convicted about 45 times, including one felony assault charge.

Nikko Jenkins Highlight events (on/off) 27 Charged with first-degree murder in the August slayings of Jorge Cajiga-Ruiz, 29; and Juan Uribe-Pena, 26; Curtis Bradford, 22; and Andrea Kruger, 33. Had been released from prison July 30 after serving almost 10 years for two robberies and two assaults (one against a correctional officer). At 7, he had taken a loaded .25-caliber handgun to school. He was taken from his mother, the beginning of two decades in and out of group homes, juvenile detention and state prison.

Vaylez Levering 26 Sent to a juvenile detention center for assaulting and carjacking a woman with Melonie and Erica Jenkins in March 2003. Victim was giving them a ride home from Westroads Mall when they assaulted her with a stun gun and stole her purse and her car.

Melonie Jenkins 25 Stay-home mother. Criminal history includes felony robbery conviction from 2005 and was found responsible for a 2003 carjacking. Son was briefly taken away because she couldn’t provide for his special needs, but he has been returned to her home.

Jimmy "Jimbo" Levering Highlight events (on/off) ( 1989 - 2011 ) One of Omaha’s most notorious gang members. First shot at age 14. Charged with first-degree murder at 17; charge dropped after witnesses backed out. Convicted of two felonies, served 30 months in federal prison. Family members say he was trying to get out of the gang lifestyle when he was shot to death at 21 outside Club Seville.

Erica Jenkins Highlight events (on/off) 23 Charged with first-degree murder in Aug. 19 slaying of Curtis Bradford. Faces two counts of criminal conspiracy connected with the Aug. 11 slayings of Jorge Cajiga-Ruiz and Juan Uribe-Pena and the Aug. 21 killing of Andrea Kruger. Charged with an unrelated robbery charge, assault of a corrections officer and assault of a fellow inmate. She was also found responsible for a 2003 carjacking she committed with her sister Melonie and cousin Vaylez Levering.

Tyrone Wells Jr. Highlight events (on/off) 21 Was removed from his birth mother’s home. His adoptive mother later left him to move to Texas. Convicted of robbery and burglary. Has been charged with nine felonies after allegedly sitting on the steps of Miller Park Elementary School and shooting at police officers.

Desiree Levering Highlight events (on/off) 20 Abandoned by mother, remained in foster care until aging out. At 14, she and two other teens were accused of beating a woman and stealing her car in 2007. Charges dropped after victim couldn’t be found to testify. Spent about a year in prison for assaulting a juvenile corrections officer while awaiting trial. Judge said she had history of antisocial behavior. Officers noted she and her friends laughed, joked and danced when arrested.