Sep 30, 2020

Nebraska officers arrest hit-and-run fugitive, find handgun

Posted Sep 30, 2020 3:34 AM

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old who is suspected of ramming two unmarked patrol cars and another vehicle to escape being arrested last week in Lincoln on several felony warrants.

The Lincoln Journal-Star reports that Lancaster County Sheriff’s deputies spotted Duop Wiyual Duop around 2 p.m. Monday. Sheriff Terry Wagner said they tracked him down with the help Nebraska State Patrol Airwing and arrested him after a foot chase.

Afterward, they recovered a loaded 9 mm Glock that he is accused of throwing.

Wagner said Duop was booked into jail on his original felony warrants, carrying a concealed weapon and charges from last week’s hit-and-runs.