Lincoln Police were called to the Gateway Mall around 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 30th to investigate a fight. Mall employees reported that two men were fighting inside the mall and one man was trying to take another man’s backpack.
Mall Security arrived and saw the fight and picked up the backpack. 29 year old Bukjiok Dobuony charged at the security officer with his hands clenched as if he was going to assault them. When police arrived, all of the men had left the area.
An officer spoke with a man who matched the description of the man who said he had a gun in his backpack. The officer conducted a pat-down search of the man and felt what he believed to be a gun in Muoch Muon’s backpack. It turned out to be a loaded 9mm handgun. Muon stated he had a valid conceal carry permit but did not disclose information he had a gun in his possession to the officer.
Another officer saw Dobuony trying to leave the area and detained him. Officers spoke with several other men who said they arrived at the mall with Muon and knew he had a gun in the backpack. When they walked out of a store, Muon was approached by Dobuony who assaulted him and tried to take the backpack. A 19 year old man reported he was involved in the fight after seeing that Dobuony had taken the victim’s backpack. At one point the 19 year old had taken the backpack and tried to get away when Dobuony forcibly took it from him.
Video shows Dobuony had been fighting with the man and trying to take the bag by force.
Muoch Muon
Dobuony was booked for two counts of robbery, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and disturbing the peace. Muon was booked for failure to inform an officer of a concealed handgun and disturbing the peace. The 19 year old was cited for disturbing the peace.