Standoff in Hitchcock County

FEBRUARY 2, 2025 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team have arrested one person following a standoff in Hitchcock County.
At approximately 5:15 p.m. Saturday, NSP received a request from the Hitchcock County Sheriff’s Office regarding an investigation in Stratton. The Sheriff’s Office had responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in which a subject had threatened a family member with a handgun. The victim was able to exit the residence and deputies determined that the subject was alone in the home, in the 800 block of Hamilton Street in Stratton.
The NSP SWAT Team was activated, along with NSP Crisis Negotiators and Drone Operators. Numerous attempts were made to communicate with the subject, but he did not respond. Troopers used drone and robot technology, as well as an NSP Police Service Dog, to determine the subject’s location inside the home.
Just after 3:00 a.m., troopers made entry into the home and located the subject hiding in the basement. He was taken into custody without incident. Keenan Jorschumb, 38, was arrested for making terroristic threats, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, and third-degree assault. He was lodged in Lincoln County Jail.