Albion Man Arrested For Attempted Murder

ALBION - An Albion man is in jail after being arrested for attempted murder.

The Nebraska State Patrol says that around 10 PM on Monday, Albion Police received a report of a shot being fired at a resident.

The victim told police that a man had driven past his house several times.

The second time, the man fired a shot from a handgun and drove away.

The resident was not injured.

Officers were able to locate the suspect’s vehicle at a home in Albion and was arrested in a traffic stop two hours later.

41-year-old Charlie Melgoza was arrested for attempted murder, weapons charges and terroristic threats.

Albion Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Office and the Nebraska State Patrol were involved in the investigation.