Grand Island Man Arrested in Threatening Case

Grand Island, Neb. — Grand Island Police Department Investigators arrested 21-year-old Joel Hernandez-Sanchez at his Grand Island residence on Monday, January 27 at approximately 3:15 p.m.

On Sunday, January 26 around 1:20 p.m., Hernandez-Sanchez is accused of arriving at a victim’s home (520 East 10th Street) with a shotgun and threatening the victim while demanding money during a debt collection. He’s accused of pointing the shotgun at the victim, breaking a window of the residence and firing a round from the shotgun.

The victim then fled to the back of the residence and called police. Investigators found a spent shell casing outside the residence where Hernandez-Sanchez is accused of originally breaking the window. However, there is no damage from the shotgun being fired, and there are no injuries to report.

Hernandez-Sanchez has since been booked into the Hall County Department of Corrections for the following offenses:

  *   Possession of a Firearm While Committing a Felony – Class II Felony
  *   Terroristic Threats – Class III Felony
  *   Criminal Mischief – Class III Misdemeanor

The investigation is still ongoing.