$1M bond set for man accused of chasing and shooting at woman in Kearney

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - A Kearney man received a $1 million bond after being arraigned in Buffalo County Court on multiple felony charges following a weekend shooting incident.

Remberto Marroquin Jr., 36, is charged with first-degree assault, use of a firearm to commit a felony and unlawful discharge of a firearm.

Kearney police received a call from a woman who said a man she knew was chasing her in a vehicle at 7:26 a.m. Saturday. The man was shooting at the vehicle she was a passenger in near 12th Avenue and West 21st Street.

Another man was driving that vehicle and drove directly to the Kearney/Buffalo County Law Enforcement Center to meet officers.

Upon examination, KPD said the driver had been shot in the arm and was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. The woman wasn’t hurt.

Marroquin was taken into custody later that morning without further incident.

His next court appearance is Jan. 14 at 3:30 p.m.

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