Lincoln Police Cruiser (Jeff Motz/KFOR News)LINCOLN, Neb. (Aug. 14, 2026 – KOLN) – A woman is safe, and a Lincoln man is in jail following an investigation into a reported assault and false imprisonment Thursday. Lincoln police officers responded to a reported disturbance in the area of 1st and P streets shortly after 3:30 p.m. Officers did not locate anything upon arrival. Officers collected witness statements and reviewed surveillance video and determined that a 41-year-old woman had been assaulted by a man and then forced into a black Ford Expedition with no license plates. LPD identified the female victim and identified the possible suspect as 46-year-old Tate Wright. The investigation led officers to a hotel in the area of 56th and Superior streets, where the victim and Wright were located in a room rented by the victim, police said. The Ford was sitting in the parking lot. LPD said a brief struggle occurred with Wright before he was taken into custody and transported to the Lancaster County Jail on suspicion of felony first-degree false imprisonment and misdemeanor assault. The victim was taken to the hospital with minor injuries resulting from the alleged assault. ...read more read less