One juvenile is in custody, and the other is on the run after they allegedly broke into a North Platte home and assaulted a man with a shovel.

At around 6:30 p.m., on November 22, officers with the North Platte Police Department responded to the report of an assault involving weapons in the 1900 block of West 1st Street.

Upon arrival, an 18-year-old male told officers that he and a friend had been watching TV, when two masked males forced their way in through a locked back door.  The victim stated that one of the suspects brandished a handgun, and demanded money.

The victim alleged that, when he failed to produce any money, one of the suspects began striking him in the head with a square-nosed shovel.  The victim said he recognized the assailant a 16-year-old male acquaintance.

Following a fight between the victim and the assailants, police say everyone left the residence, except the homeowner, who had been locked in the bathroom with his 2-year-old son during the incident.

An officer soon located the 16-year-old juvenile suspect at a residence in the 2000 block of West 2nd Street, and placed him under arrest.

He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center on charges of felony 2nd degree assault, burglary, attempted robbery and us of a weapon to commit a felony.

Officer Rodney Brown said investigators believe they know the identity of the other juvenile suspect, but have been unable to locate him.

The Post is not naming the juveniles, pending the filing of formal charges by the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office.