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Police: Lincoln man being restrained head-butts officer

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police in Lincoln say they’ve arrested a 21-year-old man accused of head-butting an officer in the face.

Police say officers were attempting to place Spencer Powell into protective custody at a Lincoln behavioral health facility early Saturday, just after midnight Friday, following a disturbance. Police say Powell became uncooperative and charged at officers after his restraints were removed.

While trying to subdue him again, police say, Powell head-butted an officer before being arrested and booked into the Lancaster County Jail on suspicion of third-degree assault.

The injured officer was treated and released from a local hospital.

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