A North Platte man is facing felony charges following a disturbance on Thursday.

At around 8:57 a.m., officers responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of East F Street.  Officers made contact with several people and determined that 20-year-old Dequan Navarette and his wife lived at the residence with their two children, both under the age of five.

Officers spoke to witnesses, who reported that Navarette was acting like he was under the influence of drugs and began trashing the house by smashing the walls with a metal pipe and throwing objects around.

Investigator John Deal says this all occurred in the presence of the two children.

Deal says officers investigated and found damage to the home consistent with what was reported to them.  They also located drug paraphernalia, a small amount of marijuana and Xanax pills.

Navarette was placed under arrest and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, child abuse and possession of narcotic equipment.  He was cited for possession of marijuana.

Navarette was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.