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A 13-year-old Lincoln boy is in custody after police got word he held a shotgun to his stepmother's head.

The woman's sister called police about 10 p.m. Monday after receiving a message on a smartphone application to call 911. The stepmother's phone is deactivated and she couldn't call 911, court documents say.

When police got to the boy's home, she said he had not pointed a gun at her but that he had a shotgun earlier in the evening. The boy's stepfather told officers he took the gun away and stored it in the garage, documents say.

Police said the gun's barrel measured 14.25-inches, indicating it had been sawed off and is thus illegal in Nebraska. Officers found a spent shotgun cartridge and a handful of unspent cartridges in the teenager's room, documents say.

The boy told officers a friend gave him the gun and that he shot it twice in Waverly and carried it around 25th and B streets in Lincoln Sunday night. He said he intended to use the gun to rob another person, but the robbery didn't happen, documents say.

Prosecutors charged the teenager, who was already on probation in Lancaster County, with possession of a short rifle. Prosecutors have asked to transfer the case from juvenile to adult court.

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