Fight Leads To Man’s Arrest For Having Stolen Handgun

Jimmy Nguyen (Courtesy of Lincoln Police)

LINCOLN–(KFOR Mar. 15)–A large fight in the Railyard early Saturday morning leads Lincoln Police to arrest a man suspected of having a stolen gun.

At least 15 people were involved in the fight, when security told LPD that one of the men involved, 27-year-old Jimmy Nguyen, possibly had a gun. Officers later saw a man walking away that fit the description of who they were looking for and maybe had a weapon on him.

Police on Monday said that as officers were approaching Nguyen, he started to run away. Nguyen was found in a construction area near Pinnacle Bank Arena and was arrested.

LPD says a search of Nguyen turned up 5.5 grams of marijuana and a loaded .380 handgun. Police say the gun was stolen from the area of 10th and New Hampshire from an unlocked vehicle back last August.

Nguyen is a convicted felon and faces possession of a firearm by a prohibited person charges, possession of a stolen firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, obstruct government operations charges, and 2nd offense possession of marijuana charges.