AUBURN, Neb. (AP) — A southeast Nebraska man has pleaded not guilty to stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of brass from his employer. Nemaha County, NE., District Court records say 26-year-old Justin Heard, of Auburn, NE., entered the pleas Monday to 11 counts of burglary and three of theft. A trial date has not been set. A court document says surveillance shows Heard loading brass into a vehicle at Magnolia Metal in rural Auburn. Investigators say he sold the brass for nearly $14,000 to a recycler in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The records say the crimes began occurring in August.