Police searching for man involved in assault at north Lincoln restaurant

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are seeking a man who was involved in an assault at a north Lincoln restaurant over the weekend.

On Sunday, around 1 a.m., officers were sent to La Cabaña near North 33rd Street and Cornhusker Highway on a report of an aggravated assault.

Officers found the victim, a 41-year-old Lincoln man, unconscious behind the bar “with a large group of people around him,” police said.

Witnesses reported that an unknown man and the victim had fought “multiple times” throughout the evening.

It started with a fist fight and then the assailant swung a wooden 2×4 at the victim, according to police.

The unknown man also hit the victim several times in the back of the head with a wheel jack.

Police said the victim was taken to the hospital and later discharged after regaining consciousness.  He had no “significant” injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.