A former worker of a Lincoln tattoo store is in jail after he threw a handful of used needles at his boss’s face and later threatened his boss with a hatchet upon his firing, police mentioned in courtroom information.
Nicholas Yager, 42, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of terroristic threats and misdemeanor legal mischief for his alleged function within the incident, which performed out at a central Lincoln tattoo parlor June 4, in accordance with the affidavit for his arrest.
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Yager’s former boss, a 25-year-old man, informed police he terminated the 42-year-old after about three months of employment resulting from Yager “always inflicting points and threatening him and different workers,” Lincoln Police mentioned within the affidavit.
When the 25-year-old did fireplace Yager, he turned irate, in accordance with the affidavit, throwing needles at his boss’ face and spilling tattoo ink all through the enterprise earlier than transferring exterior.
As soon as there, the 25-year-old man informed police Yager chugged a glass bottle of Mike’s Exhausting Lemonade earlier than swinging the bottle at his boss, in accordance with the affidavit. Yager finally retrieved a hatchet from his backpack and threatened to hurt his boss, the police mentioned.
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A witness who had been on the tattoo parlor, close to twenty seventh and S streets, corroborated the 25-year-old’s account of occasions.
Lancaster County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Yager in Hickman round 10 p.m. Wednesday. He’s being held on the Lancaster County jail on a $10,000 share bond. He should by $1,000 to be launched.
Most harmful cities in Nebraska
Harmful Cities in Nebraska
See how your hometown ranks among the many most harmful cities in Nebraska. Rankings have been decided in accordance with the variety of violent crimes per 1,000 folks in cities of not less than 10,000, with violent crime being categorized as homicide, forcible rape, theft and aggravated assault. The numbers are for 2019, the newest 12 months for which the FBI provides data.
6. South Sioux Metropolis
With 30 violent crimes in 2019 and a inhabitants of 12,771 (the smallest on our listing), the town in northeast Nebraska had 2.35 violent crimes per 1,000 folks.
Picture:Â An RV park in South Sioux Metropolis on the Missouri River.Â
5. Scottsbluff
The town of 15,862 had 53 violent crimes for a charge of three.34 per 1,000 in 2019.
Picture: Gering Police Officer Jordan McBride talks with Scottsbluff Police Officer Michael Modeac as he places up crime scene tape on the scene of an armed standoff in Scottsbluff in June 2021.Â
4. North Platte
With a inhabitants of 23,705 and 89 violent crimes, the town had a charge of three.75 per 1,000.
Picture: Union Pacific practice engines line up exterior a service constructing in North Platte.
3. Lincoln
The Star Metropolis had a inhabitants of 291,128 with 1,115 violent crimes, a charge of three.83 per 1,000.
Picture: Police in Lincoln examine a taking pictures close to the intersection of 14th and E streets in August 2019.Â
2. Grand Island
With a inhabitants of 51,821 and 236 violent crimes, the biggest of the Tri Cities had a 2019 charge of 4.55 per 1,000 folks.
Picture: Grand Island police and State Patrol personnel examine after a physique was present in a Grand Island yard in August 2020.Â
1. Omaha
In 2019, the state’s largest metropolis at 470,481 folks had 2,833 violent crimes for a charge of 6.13 per 1,000.
Picture: Omaha police and College Police guard the doorway to the Nebraska Medication Emergency room after an Omaha police officer was shot at Westroads Mall in March 2021.Â
A be aware concerning the numbers
With eight violent crimes in 2019, Boys City topped the state at 13.82 per 1,000 folks, which is a deceptive stat as a result of it solely had a 2019 inhabitants of 579.
Picture:Â The statue on the entrance to Boys City. It would not take a lot to skew the numbers.Â
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