Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest on Mutiple Charges

DATE & TIME: 04-26-2022 / 9:14 pm

LOCATION: 1^st and Broad Streets/Blue Springs, Nebraska

OFFENSE: Carrying a Concealed Weapon (3 counts), Possession of a Dangerous Instrument by a Prohibited Person (3 counts)

CASE #: 2022-1812

On Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at approximately 9:14 pm, a Gage County Sheriff’s Office deputy was patrolling Blue Springs, Nebraska and stopped a vehicle with Arizona license plates for a traffic offense.  During the contact with the driver, the deputy observed brass knuckles and a knife in the vehicle.  As the roadside investigation continued, the deputy conducted a radio check and discovered the driver, 39-year-old Brandon Hinojosa, had a felony conviction out of Florida.

The deputy placed Hinojosa under arrest and in a further search of the vehicle subsequent to his arrest, a hatchet was also discovered in the vehicle that was within reach of the driver.  Hinojosa was transported to the Gage County Detention Center and lodged into jail on felony charges of carrying a concealed weapon (3 counts) and possession of dangerous instrument by a prohibited person (3 counts) and the original traffic offense.

The Wymore Police Department arrived after the traffic stop was initiated and assisted the Gage County deputy at the scene.

Sheriff Millard “Gus” Gustafson #903

Deputy B. Juracek #9039

Sergeant J. Patsch #9033

Sergeant T. Hanson #90310