A North Platte Man is facing theft and felony assault charges for grabbing his ex by the neck and stealing her wallet.

At around 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, an officer with the North Platte Police Department met with a female who reported that her ex-boyfriend had assaulted her.

The victim told the officer that she had given her ex, Nathan Padgett, a ride to the 200 block of East 11th Street.  Once she parked, she says Padgett got upset and grabbed the victim’s neck causing her pain.

Padgett also reportedly ripped the victim’s car stereo system out its housing and damaged it.

He then got out of the victim’s vehicle and she left the scene  to contact the police to report the assault.

The victim also noticed that her wallet was missing from her vehicle.  A short time later, she received a message from Padgett via Facebook, telling her he would disclose the location of the wallet if she came to talk to him.  He stated that his location was near the 1100 block of South Tabor.

Officer’s obtained an unmarked vehicle and went to the location, where they saw Padgett waiting.

Padgett was placed under arrest, and a subsequent search led to the discovery of the victim’s wallet in his pocket.

Padgett was charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking for stealing the wallet, Criminal Mischief for damaging the victim’s car stereo and Domestic Assault.  Since Padgett has a prior conviction for Domestic Assault, the most recent charge is a felony.

He was booked into the Lincoln County Detention Center.