Clay County standoff ends with arrest of man accused of violating protection order, making threats

HARVARD, Neb. (KSNB) - A man accused of violating a protection order and threatening a deputy in central Nebraska was arrested on Monday.

Deputies with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic abuse protection order violation in the area of Adams Avenue and Beech Street in Harvard at 3 a.m.

The reporting party told deputies that 75-year-old Dennis Hachtel of Harvard had been at their home and left a threatening voicemail, the sheriff’s office said.

Deputies found Hachtel at his home in the area of Clay Avenue and 11th Street.

The sheriff’s office said that while deputies were attempting to take Hachtel into custody, he allegedly threatened to shoot the responding deputy and refused multiple orders to exit his home. This led to a standoff that lasted several hours.

The Central Nebraska Special Response Team was called to assist during the standoff.

Hachtel eventually exited his home and was taken into custody without further incident.

Hachtel was arrested on suspicion of violating a protection order, making terroristic threats, resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer. He was transported to the Clay County Jail.

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