A 39-year-old Lincoln man was in court Monday on allegations that he punched out windows on a home in the University Place area, assaulted a relative and then a police officer Sunday night.Â
Prosecutors charged David Hefner with third-degree assault on an officer for kicking an officer, a felony, and third-degree assault, trespassing and criminal mischief, all misdemeanors.Â
Officer Luke Bonkiewicz said police were called to a home near 49th and Fremont streets shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday about a disturbance and arrived to find a 42-year-old man who told them Hefner, a relative, had tried to break in.
The victim said Hefner had punched him in the back of the head, then threw a landscaping brick at him before smashing out windows with his bare hands. He showed police a cellphone video of it.
Bonkiewicz said officers found Hefner near 56th and Superior streets with blood-soaked towels around his hands and took him to a hospital, where he was aggressive toward medical staff and kicked an officer in the thigh.Â
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After he was released, he was taken to jail.Â
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