Firework Explosion In Apartment Parking Lot Leads To A Weapons Arrest
May 4, 2020 9:31AM CDT
Samuel Espinoza (Courtesy of Lincoln Police)
LINCOLN–(KFOR May 4)–A loud explosion reported just after midnight Sunday morning near 46th and Orchard led to a fight and eventual arrest of a 36-year-old man.
Lincoln Police say officers were called out there and found a firework had been lit in the parking lot next to a person’c car. That led to an argument and Samuel Espinoza eventually grabbing a shotgun and threatening the other driver.
Officers were allowed to search Espinoza’s apartment for a gun and a 9mm handgun, a 12-gauge shotgun and ammunition. Espinoza, who is a convicted felon, can’t have any guns or weapons. He was arrested for two counts of possession of a fire arm by a prohibitive person.
