A 25-year-old man is in jail on a felony charge after he allegedly threatened a transient couple with a gun.

On September 12, at around 2:44 p.m., North Platte Police met with a transient couple in the 400 block of East Leota Street.

The couple told officers that they had been on the north side of the South Platte River, when another group of transients approached them and told them to leave the area.

They alleged that one of the young men produced a gun and pointed it at them, telling them they had five minutes to leave.

NPPD officers, with assistance from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, met with a group of intoxicated young men in the river.

They located a person who matched the description of the suspect, and identified him as Nicholas Richardson.

A search of the area produced a BB pistol, which police believe was used during the incident.

Following further investigation, Richardson was placed under arrest and charged with felony terroristic threats.

He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.