Man stole friend’s car keys at knifepoint, Lincoln police say

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A 33-year-old man is in jail after he stole his car keys from another man at knifepoint as the two drove to a mutual friend’s apartment, police said in court filings to the court.

Prosecutors charged HeribertoMaldonado with theft on Tuesday more than two weeks after he allegedly stole a 51-year-old man’s car keys outside a building near 17th and A streets before taking off with the man’s phone Still in the car, Lincoln police investigator Jessica Drager said in the affidavit for Maldonado’s arrest.

Maldonado

Lancaster County Jail

The 51-year-old victim told police he met Maldonado at the People’s City Mission on January 1 and that the two had planned to visit their mutual friend, Drager said in the affidavit. Maldonado and the victim are listed as transients in court records.

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Maldonado accompanied the man to the building, and as the 51-year-old opened the door to their friend’s apartment, Maldonado held a knife to his back and demanded the keys, Drager said. .

The 51-year-old found his car at a gas station near the mission the next day, but his phone was missing from the car, he told police.

The man picked Maldonado from a photo list, identifying him to police as the man who robbed him.

Maldonado, who had been in jail on unrelated charges since Jan. 3, was cited on Friday for robbery, Drager said in the affidavit.

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