Lincoln Police officers were at the Walmart at 4800 N. 27th Street around 3:00 Monday afternoon on an unrelated matter when employees alerted them to a man who they say had tried to force his way into the loss prevention office.
The employees told officers the man was sitting in a vehicle in the lot. Officers watched as a 28-year-old woman left the store and got into the vehicle. Officers obtained information that the vehicle was possibly stolen and that the driver, 33-year-old Jesse Robles, had either a real or a realistic-looking handgun in the vehicle.
“Officers were able to stop the vehicle as it attempted to leave the lot and took Robles into custody. A realistic-looking BB gun was located in the vehicle. The vehicle was also confirmed to have been stolen out of Illinois,” Vigil says.
When officers contacted the woman she claimed Robles had held her against her will by pointing the BB gun at her and threatening to hit her. Robles was arrested for Theft by Receiving and Terroristic Threats.