Dawson County Courthouse, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
LEXINGTON — A pre-trial date has been set for a Lexington man who was charged in relation to a firework assault that caused burns to a passenger and damaged a vehicle.
Adrian Navarrete, 20, has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault, a Class 2A felony, criminal mischief – over $5,000, a Class 4 felony and unlawful throwing of fireworks, a Class 3 misdemeanor.
A pre-trial date has been set for March 22, at 10:30 a.m. in Dawson County District Court.
Navarrete filed bail in the amount of $4,500 on Sept. 20, 2023.
Per court documents, an officer with the Lexington Police Department was dispatched to the area of Spruce and Adams Streets in reference to a firework being thrown at a vehicle on July 4, 2023.
The driver of the vehicle told the officer there were five people in the vehicle, a passenger told the officer they had been followed south on the Adams St. overpass by a red Chevrolet pickup.
The pickup passed the vehicle and the front passenger, who police identified as Navarrete, threw an artillery shell type firework into the vehicle.
The driver, identified as Anthony Chavez, then 18, drove away from the scene.
The artillery shell exploded inside of the vehicle, causing burns to the driver and front passenger. It also caused an extensive amount of damage to the vehicle, disabling the shifter and making the vehicle inoperable.
Navarrete and Chavez were located later and booked into the Dawson County Jail.
