Nebraska State Patrol arrests Kearney man after alleged threat toward officers

LEXINGTON, NE - A Kearney man is in jail after police broke in into his hotel room and arrested him.

On Tuesday night, Clifton Dedrick of Kearney was arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol at the Comfort Inn in Lexington.  The Lexington Police contacted the NSP regarding Dedrick, who had an active arrest warrant and who they believed had a gun. According to Kearney Police, Dedrick had made a threat against the NSP office in Lexington. 

Police found that he had checked in at the Comfort Inn across the street from the NSP office. Before making contact, troopers evacuated the room next to him. It was at 2:50 Wednesday morning that troopers breached the hotel room and took him without incident. 

He was wanted on four previous charges of being a felon in possession of a gun.