A North Platte man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly repeatedly attempted to contact a woman who had an active protection order against him.

According to North Platte Police, an adult female reported that she was receiving letters from Douglas Olson.  Police say the woman had an active protection order that restricted Olson from contacting her.

The woman reported that the content of the letters indicated that they were from someone other than Olson, but she told police she believed he was the one writing them because the handwriting appeared to be his.

An officer on patrol observed Olson at the Post Office mailing a letter.

The officer met with a postal inspector, who located a letter that looked like the one Olson had mailed.  Authorities say surveillance video also corroborated what the officer saw.

The officer placed his initials on the envelope and the letter was mailed.

Several days later, the victim contacted police to report that she had received another letter from Olson.  The officer viewed the envelope and saw his initials.

On February 18, the officer met with Olson and placed him under arrest for violation of a protection order and stalking.

Police say Olson was also arrested for violating the order on January 29.  Because of that, the recent charge was enhanced to a felony.