An officer has been charged with assault after a late-October incident at a local hospital.
February 3, 2021 9:25 am
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) On Tuesday, a former Lincoln Police officer was cited for third-degree-assault after an incident occurred while working off-duty at a local hospital.
Lincoln Police Chief Brian Jackson said Wednesday morning that Benjamin Rieker had been an officer for 18 months before resigning on Jan. 26 for policy violations.
While working in an off-duty capacity at Bryan West hospital, a disturbance occurred that led to Rieker assaulting a man while he was leaving the hospital, according to Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner.
The disturbance occurred on October 31, 2020, and then police chief Jeff Bliemeister was made aware of the incident on Nov. 12, and placed Rieker on an unpaid leave of absence from the department, and called for an internal investigation.
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Officials: Former Lincoln officer cited after pushing man down at hospital Share Updated: 11:47 AM CST Feb 4, 2021 KETV Staff Report Share Updated: 11:47 AM CST Feb 4, 2021 KETV Staff Report Editors note: Due to an editorial error, a previous version of this story included a photo of someone other than Benjamin Rieker. On Tuesday, a former Lincoln police officer was cited for third-degree assault.Officials say Benjamin Rieker resigned on Jan. 26 after being an officer for the city for 18 months. Rieker had been under internal investigation for policy violations in regard to an incident that took place on Oct. 31. The investigation stemmed from an incident involving a disturbance and possible excessive use of control while Rieker was working in an off-duty capacity, a news release said. Rieker was reportedly working off-duty at Bryan West Hospital when he was caught on surveillance video pushing a 51-year-old who had caused a