(Courtesy: @JeffMcRichards)
A 36-year-old man was arrested after leaving behind a trail of destruction Sunday afternoon. Officers were first called to the U-Stop called to the U-Stop at 73rd and Pine Lake Street for a man in a skid loader ramming vehicles.
LPD says the man then drove the skid loader to the Home Depot at 70th and Nebraska Parkway. “When the first officer arrived on the scene, the man turned the skid loader toward the cruiser and rammed into it while the officer was inside, damaging the cruiser,” LPD said in a statement.
Just the average Home Depot experience. pic.twitter.com/qQGrnblbzG
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Samuel Peyrot (Courtesy: Lancaster Department of Corrections)
The officer got out of his vehicle and drew his gun but did not fire it. No one was injured as the suspect complied with commands to get out of the skid loader and was taken into custody at gunpoint.
Police say 36-year-old Samuel Peyrot of Lincoln was arrested for second-degree assault on an officer, second-degree assault and criminal mischief. Several vehicles were damaged and one man inside a damaged truck had minor injuries. There was also damage to the outside of two nearby businesses.
LPD confirms the skid loader is owned by Peyrot’s employer. Before the incident, he took it to the U-Stop with a company-owned truck and trailer. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information or video of the incident is asked to call Lincoln Police at 402-441-6000 or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.