Lincoln Police arrested two men during a traffic stop around 7:30 Tuesday night in the 600 block of south 10th Street. The officer made the stop after seeing the driver fail to signal.
Officer Erin Spilker says the driver, 33-year-old Cole Emal, was wanted for an outstanding warrant for traffic violations. Emal was taken into custody and 1.1 grams of methamphetamine was found on him. The officer also found two double edged throwing knives in his pocket. Emal is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing deadly weapons.
His passenger, 30-year-old Hector Garcia Nunez, provided officers with a false name, but he was identified and found to be wanted for two outstanding warrants for Child Abuse.
Nunez was taken into custody and during a search officers located 1.5 grams of methamphetamine on him. Emal was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Prohibited Person, and the outstanding warrant. Nunez was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, False Reporting, and the outstanding warrants.
