Lincoln man arrested after making threats, reporting shots fired during domestic dispute

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A man was arrested early Wednesday after threatening a woman with a handgun for hours, according to Lincoln police.

Lincoln police said 50-year-old Stanley McDuffie got into an argument with a 42-year-old woman who locked herself in a bedroom for safety.

McDuffie reportedly broke into the room and took her phone and a gun lock containing a gun. Lincoln police said McDuffie then went back downstairs and the woman heard two gunshots. Nobody was injured.

Police said the woman remained in the bedroom for several hours while McDuffie continued to threaten her. She eventually texted a friend who arrived at the house with a baseball bat.

McDuffie allegedly threatened the friend, prompting her to call the police. Officers arrived at the home near 70th Street and Leighton Avenue around 3:45 a.m. and found a .380-caliber handgun and an unfired cartridge on the porch, as well as the damaged phone and baseball bat, police said with.

McDuffie was taken into custody and arrested on suspicion of terroristic threats, domestic violence and criminal mischief.

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