A 20-year-old North Platte man is facing serious criminal charges after he drove through a local restaurant.

According to North Platte Police Department (NPPD) Public Information Officer Rodney Brown, at around 5:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers responded to the report of a vehicle striking Perkins Family Restaurant at 2302 S. Jeffers.  Upon arrival, officers discovered that Tanner Matthies had driven his Dodge pickup into the front of the business after an argument over the phone with a 25-year-old male.

Matthies’ pickup continued through the front of the building and into the restaurant, striking the victim and causing extensive damage to the building.

The victim, from Greeley, CO, suffered extensive bodily injury and possible permanent damage according to police.

Matthies was arrested at the scene without incident and transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center, where he was charged with Criminal Attempt 2nd-Degree Murder, 1st-Degree Assault and Criminal Mischief.

The relationship between the victim and Matthies is unknown to North Platte Police.