A 37 year old man wanted on several warrants out of Gage County was arrested following a brief standoff Wednesday morning in north Lincoln. Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner says the Metro Fugitive Task Force tried to arrest David Barrett around 8:00 a.m. “He was contacted, said he had a gun. The deputies there established a perimeter and called our Tactical Response Unit.”
Wagner says for about 30 minutes they negotiated with Barrett, who was staying inside a camper near 58th and Holdrege. Around 8:35 a.m. Barrett came out of the camper and surrendered peacefully.
Several streets in the area were blocked off during until the situation was resolved. Wagner says Barrett’s warrants in Gage County included possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, terroristic threats, burglary and assault.
