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Lincoln Police Make Arrest in Kidnaping and Assault Investigation

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(Lincoln, NE) -- Arrests are made in the kidnapping and assault of a man and woman in Lincoln last week.

The Lincoln Police Department says 26 year old Austin Widhalm, of Lincoln, has been charged with 1st Degree Assault, Use of a Weapon to Commit a Felony and 1st Degree False Imprisonment. Investigators say a felony warrant was been issued for 30 year old Tanner Danielson, also of Lincoln, for 1st Degree False Imprisonment, 1st Degree Assault, 1st Degree False Imprisonment and 1st Degree Sexual Assault.

LPD says aroound 8:30 the morning of Friday, July 29th, they were contacted by investigators from the Gage County Sheriff's Office regarding a man who was found bound and walking down a rural road with obvious injuries. When contacted, the 26-year-old victim told investigators he was kidnapped and beaten at a location in Lincoln prior to being transported to an unknown location in Gage County. During the investigation it was discovered that a second victim, female, had been kidnapped, assaulted and sexually assaulted.

Investigators say the man reported that Danielson and Widhalm took him to an area he was unfamiliar with and tied him to a tree while still bound. Police say he was eventually able to free himself and left the area walking until finding a Gage County Sheriff’s Deputy. He was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for his injuries.

LPD says investigators continued to follow-up throughout the day and around 3:00 p.m. on July 29, officers arrested Widhalm at his residence. On Monday August 1, 2022, Danielson was arrested in Rapid City, SD, on the arrest warrants by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.

This remains an active investigation, additional information is not being released at this time. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Lincoln Police Department at 402.441.6000 or if they wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 402.475.3600.


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