Argument Over Rent Money, Water Damage Leads To Landlord Being Assaulted

LINCOLN–(KFOR May 18)–An argument over rent sparked another man to assault a landlord with a metal baton and a knife.

Lincoln Police say officers were called Sunday evening to a home near 62nd and Walker in northeast Lincoln, about someone that had a metal stick and was hitting another man.  A 60-year-old man suffered arm injuries and had his arms wrapped in towels that were soaked with blood.

The victim said he had gotten into an argument with a 55-year-old resident about water damage and rent.  The resident’s 20-year-old son, Jeremy Schwartz, starting hitting the victim with the baton, grabbed a knife and slashed him, cutting him several times.  Police say the victim’s injuries are not life-threatening.

Schwartz was put in jail for second-degree assault.