ALLIANCE, Neb. (KNOP) - A Gering man convicted of having an inappropriate relationship with a minor was sentenced to prison on Wednesday.

A Box Butte District Court judge sentenced Tanner Blomenkamp, 32, to four to six years behind bars for possession of child pornography, plus an additional two years for enticement by electronic device. The sentences will run consecutively. He was given credit for one day served.

Blomenkamp will also be required to register as a sex offender.

He pleaded no contest to the charges back in March. In exchange, prosecutors dropped two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of enticement by electronic device.

The investigation began in February after authorities received a tip about Blomenkamp, who was the manager of the Runza restaurant in

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