Lincoln man arrested for firing several rounds into tree and ground

A 41-year-old Lincoln man is behind bars after firing more than a dozen rounds into a tree and the ground in his northeast Lincoln home.

Lincoln Police Captain Ryan Dale said officers were called to a home at 4110 North 70th Street around 1:15 Sunday morning after multiple neighbors called reporting hearing over a dozen gunshots. 

Officers arrived and found 41-year-old Branden Phillips to be severely agitated, walking in and out of the house.

A crossbow was located in the front yard of the home and a 20 gauge shotgun was located in the backyard with several spent shotgun rounds. 

Captain Dale said Phillips fired over a dozen shots at a tree and the ground in the backyard of the home.

Phillips was arrested for discharging a weapon in city limits and disturbing the peace.