NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-A 21-year-old North Platte man is in jail on accusations that he made threats towards two females with a knife.
On March 10, at around 1:44 a.m., officers responded to a disturbance in the 700 block of East Philip Avenue. It was reported that a male subject was in the hallway yelling.
Police say officers made contact with Austin Golter began speaking to him about the reported incident.
1According to police, Golter agreed to calm down and not cause any more problems for the night.
However, about five minutes later, officers again responded to the same location where Golter was now allegedly threatening two females with a knife.
Officers arrived and made contact with Golter and the two females. The females told police that after officers left the first time, Golter again became upset and an argument ensued.
Police say the victims reported that, at one point, Golter grabbed a knife and held it in a manner that caused the females to feel threatened.
Following further investigation, officers determined that there was probable cause to arrest Golter on suspicion of two counts of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony and two counts of terroristic threats.
Golter was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center and jailed.
No injuries were reported.