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An Omaha police officer is facing felony charges and is on administrative leave after he detained two juveniles who had been pounding on doors in his Gretna neighborhood.
Omaha officer faces felony charges for detaining youths
June 3, 2021
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) An Omaha police officer is facing felony charges after he detained two juveniles who had been pounding on doors in his neighborhood during the early morning hours. The Omaha World-Herald reports that 43-year-old Ja Price Spears is charged with two counts of terroristic threats and one count of use of a firearm to commit a felony.
Sarpy County Attorney Lee Polikov said Thursday that in early April, three juveniles were pounding on doors in the town of Gretna, then got into a vehicle. Polikov said Spears drove after them and got them to pull over, then detained two of the three and handcuffed them until sheriff s deputies arrived.
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Omaha, Nebraska Omaha Police arrested several people Saturday night after a protest advertised as a “pig roast” at the police officer’s union was declared unlawful. Members of the Progressive Black-Led Ally Coalition (ProBLAC) now face various charges including trespassing, failure to disperse, disorderly conduct, obstructing law enforcement, littering, and unlawful assembly according to Omaha Officer Michael Pecha.
The group of protesters spent twenty minutes screaming through megaphones. They also placed “three severed pig heads wearing costume police hats” in front of the Omaha Police Officers Association parking lot, according to Officer Pecha.