A 37-year-old Lincoln man is in jail after he was accused of threatening a family with a hammer during a road rage incident Monday.Lincoln Police arrested Christopher Witmer for terroristic threats, use of a deadly weapon and possession of marijuana.A couple said Witmer followed them after apparently becoming upset over their driving, and said that at one point, he got out of his car while yelling obscenities.The couple then pulled into Southeast Community College on E. Ocean St. to drop off their three-year-old daughter. They said Witmer came up to their vehicle carrying a hammer and threatened to break their vehicles windows and hurt them. The couple fled and called police.Investigators caught up with Witmer a few miles away. In his car, they said they found a hammer, a hammer/hatchet and 1.1 grams of suspected marijuana.

A 37-year-old Lincoln man is in jail after he was accused of threatening a family with a hammer during a road rage incident Monday.



Lincoln Police arrested Christopher Witmer for terroristic threats, use of a deadly weapon and possession of marijuana.


A couple said Witmer followed them after apparently becoming upset over their driving, and said that at one point, he got out of his car while yelling obscenities.

The couple then pulled into Southeast Community College on E. Ocean St. to drop off their three-year-old daughter. They said Witmer came up to their vehicle carrying a hammer and threatened to break their vehicles windows and hurt them. The couple fled and called police.

Investigators caught up with Witmer a few miles away. In his car, they said they found a hammer, a hammer/hatchet and 1.1 grams of suspected marijuana.