LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Police in Lincoln have arrested a man accused of kicking in a woman's door and beating her so severely that it left her with multiple broken bones.
Police called to the home around 6:20 a.m. Thursday found the 49-year-old woman in her driveway covered in blood and screaming in pain, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. She told police that Austin Lightfeather, 31, had kicked in the door to her home and punched and kicked her until she lost consciousness.
Police soon found Lightfeather and arrested him on suspicion of burglary and first-degree assault, Officer Erin Spilker said.
The victim was taken to hospital for treatment of broken bones and numerous cuts to her face.