GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) – Grand Island police have begun investigating why a witness was left in an interview room for almost a day.
When two friends went to the station on Saturday to find the man, officers found him asleep on the room’s floor.
Police Chief Steve Lamken said the man had witnessed a stabbing Friday night.
An officer took the man to the station, interviewed him and left him for other interviews, apparently forgetting about the man.
Lamken says the man was not confined and could have left at any time during his 22 hours in the room. Lamken suspects either a language barrier or cultural issue kept the man from seeking help.
The man is from another country.
The chief says apologies were made and a review of department policies has begun.