By City of Chadron Police Department
CHADRON, Neb. - On Sunday morning, Oct. 19, 2025, Officer Seth Orsborn was patrolling on the 200 block of Oak Street when he observed a red Chevrolet Trailblazer high centered over the concrete curb of a parking lot. Officer Orsborn exited his patrol vehicle to investigate the situation and approached the red Chevrolet Trailblazer. As Officer Orsborn got up to the vehicle, an approximate 6-foot-1, 280 pound male exited the Trailblazer and Officer Orsborn instructed the male to get back into the car.
The male did not comply with Officer Orsborn’s direction and Officer Orsborn informed the male he was going to talk to him about this situation and informed the male that he had just got into an accident. The male responded walking aggressively towards Officer Orsborn asking him what he was going to say about it, nearing Officer Orsborn’s chest. Officer Orsborn pushed the male subject back and informed him not to come up on him like that.
The male subject then stepped forward and punched Officer Orsborn in the face. Officer Orsborn backed up, pulled his Taser out and provided instructions to the male to get onto the ground, while also calling for backup. The male continued to not follow Officer Orsborn’s instructions and instead began taking off his shirt and his hat and taking an aggressive stance. Officer Orsborn continued providing instructions to the male to get onto the ground, holding the male subject at bay without further escalation until backup arrived on scene.
Officer Colin Deines arrived on scene to assist Officer Orsborn. Together, they were able to gain some control of the male subject, but the subject continued to resist arrest and the Taser was deployed in order to gain compliance from the male and get him into handcuffs. Once the handcuffs were on the male subject, the male was escorted to the caged area of the patrol vehicle, where he continued to resist and kicked at the officers. The officers were able to get the subject into the patrol vehicle and continued their investigation.
The male subject was suspected of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and the officers began a Driving Under the Influence investigation. Upon completion of the investigation and as a result of the entire situation, 34-year-old Bennet Yellow Hawk of Chadron was placed under arrest for Assault on an Officer (Class 3A Felony), Resisting Arrest (Class I Misdemeanor), Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Refusal of a Chemical Test. Yellow Hawk was transported to the Dawes County Jail and processed into the jail. Bond was set at 10 percent of $50,000.
The Chadron Police Department received assistance on the investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol and the Dawes County Sheriff’s Office.