Lincoln Police say a 34 year old man was arrested early Saturday morning after an officer saw him driving the wrong way down a one way street. Just before 4 a.m. an officer observed a black 2002 Mitsubishi Montero driving northbound on S 16th Street from D Street, which is the wrong way down a one-way street.
The officer initiated a traffic stop and contacted the driver, 34-year-old Mack Branch. Officer Erin Spilker says Branch showed signs that he was under the influence of alcohol. She says Branch failed a preliminary breath test and was found to have a 15-year license revocation as well.
After Branch was taken into custody, officers found a loaded .22 caliber handgun on the floor of the driver’s seat of the vehicle. Branch was found to be a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm. He was taken into custody and transported to jail.
Spilker says once at the jail, he refused to provide a breath sample to the officer for a formal test of his alcohol level. Branch was arrested for Refuse to Submit to Test with two prior convictions, Driving without Ignition Interlock, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, Driving during Revocation Subsequent Offense, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, and Wrong Way on a One Way.