North Platte Police Department
On November 8th 2023 at 3:50 pm, officers responded to the 900 block of S Taft St for reports of an assault. When they arrived, the victim informed officers that they were attempting to move out of 60-year-old Jahi Dumisani’s residence due to him acting strange for the last several nights. As they were getting ready to leave, Dumisani accused the victim of trying to steal from him and threatened to chop off their head.
A short time later, Dumisani grabbed a large machete that was roughly a foot and a half in length and struck the victim in the throat with the blade. Thankfully, due to the condition of the blade being dull and rusted, the victim only suffered minor injury to this area.
While officers were speaking with the victim, they were notified that a driver had just driven into a parked car in a parking lot in the 600 block of E Francis St. Officers on scene of the accident were able to identify the driver as Dumisani, who still had the machete in his hand. The officers on scene were able to talk Dumisani into dropping the machete and took him into custody without further issue.
After further investigation, Dumisani was found to be under the influence of drugs and did not have a valid driver’s license. Jahi Dumisani was incarcerated at the Lincoln County Detention Center for 2nd Degree Assault, Terroristic Threats, Use of a Deadly Weapon to Commit a Felony, DUI Drugs(3rd Offense), Criminal Mischief($5,000), No Proof of Insurance, Driving While Revoked, and No Valid Registration.