A 33-year-old North Platte man has been jailed after he allegedly held a knife to his wife’s face.

At around 7:07 p.m., on November 30, an officer met with a 31-year-old female who alleged that her husband, Sergio Martinez, had assaulted her earlier in the evening.

The woman told officers that she and Martinez had been at their residence in the 800 block of East 4th Street, at around 5:00 p.m., when Martinez asked her to come to the garage.

According to Investigator John Deal, the woman stated that when she went to the garage, Martinez began making accusations and became enraged. At one point, Martinez allegedly forced his wife onto a couch, sat on top of her and held a pocket knife to her face, refusing to let her up.  Deal says Martinez also stabbed the knife into a table next to the victim.

Eventually, the woman said she was able to convince Martinez to let her go, at which point she left and called the police.

Officers made contact with Martinez at the residence and placed him under arrest without incident.

He was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center and charged with felony terroristic threats, felony false imprisonment, use of a weapon to commit a felony and domestic assault.

The knife, according to Deal, was found in Martinez’ pocket.  Officers also found evidence of a disturbance in the garage, including knife marks on a table.