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LEADER, KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT NOON. LINCOLN. POLICE SAY A MAN IS IN JAIL AFTER HE FOUGHT WITH AN OFFICER INSIDE AN ARBY’S AND TRIED TO GRAB THE OFFICER’S GUN. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M QUANECIA FRASER. AN OFFICER WAS HURT WHEN A SHOT WAS FIRED. THE OFFICER MADE CONTACT WITH BURT IN THE RESTROOM. HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY AND A STRUGGLE ENSUED DURING THE FIGHT. AT SOME POINT IN TIME, BERTOLINO WAS GRABBING FOR THE OFFICER’S SIDEARM AND A ROUND WAS DISCHARGED INTO THE RESTROOM FLOOR. THIS WAS AT THE ARBY’S IN SOUTH LINCOLN OFF NEBRASKA PARKWAY. 36 YEAR OLD JOSEPH BERTOLINO OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, WAS ARRESTED AFTER OFFICERS USED A TASER TO TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY.
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Florida man accused of trying to take officer’s gun inside an Arby’s, Lincoln police say
A Florida man is in custody after he fought with an officer inside an Arby’s and tried to grab the officer’s gun, Lincoln police said. An officer was hurt when a shot was fired, according to investigators.Joseph Bertolino was arrested after officers used a taser to take him into custody.”The officer made contact with Bertolino in the restroom. He attempted to take him into custody and a struggle ensued. During the fight, at some point in time, Bertolino was grabbing for the officer’s sidearm and a round was discharged into the restroom floor,” Sgt. Chris Vollmer, with the Lincoln Police Department, said.The incident happened at the Arby’s in Lincoln, near South 27th Street and Nebraska Parkway.The 37-year-old is accused of attempted first-degree assault on an officer.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
A Florida man is in custody after he fought with an officer inside an Arby’s and tried to grab the officer’s gun, Lincoln police said.
An officer was hurt when a shot was fired, according to investigators.
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Joseph Bertolino was arrested after officers used a taser to take him into custody.
“The officer made contact with Bertolino in the restroom. He attempted to take him into custody and a struggle ensued. During the fight, at some point in time, Bertolino was grabbing for the officer’s sidearm and a round was discharged into the restroom floor,” Sgt. Chris Vollmer, with the Lincoln Police Department, said.
The incident happened at the Arby’s in Lincoln, near South 27th Street and Nebraska Parkway.
The 37-year-old is accused of attempted first-degree assault on an officer.
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