Six arrested after trespassing incident involving masks and machete, police say

Six people are facing charges in Grand Island after a trespassing incident that police say involved masks and a machete.

July 1, 2024Updated: July 1, 2024
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Six people are facing charges in Grand Island after a trespassing incident that police say involved masks and a machete.

It happened around 4:45 Friday afternoon in the central part of town. A news release says police received a call about several people wearing masks and threatening people inside of a house. Investigators say Emily Rodriguez recruited Johnathan Mason, Jesus Patino, Adam Diaz-Archer and Austin Baker to fight the people inside the house.

According to the release, Mason grabbed a machete from a shed on the property and displayed it to the people in the house. Once officers arrived, Mason ran away and threw the machete on a roof.

Police arrested all five suspects and issued a citation to a 17-year-old girl for child abuse because officers believe her infant child was in the group’s vehicle during the incident.

Adam Diaz Archer: terroristic threats, second-degree trespassing

Austin Baker: terroristic threats, second-degree trespassing

Johnathan Mason: terroristic threats, second-degree trespassing, use of a weapon to commit a felony, burglary, tampering with evidence

Emily Rodriguez: terroristic threats, possession of an electronic nicotine device, second-degree trespassing

Jesus Patino: terroristic threats, second-degree trespassing

17-year-old girl: child abuse, no driver’s license

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