Lincoln woman arrested after gender reveal gun incident

A Lincoln woman was arrested after deputies said she pointed a pink handgun at a pregnant woman during a gender-reveal party in Elkhorn. (wowt.com) WOWT reported the arrest on April 21, 2026, and said the case began at a party in Elkhorn, west of Omaha in Douglas County. The station said investigators accused the woman of using a pink firearm during the confrontation. (wowt.com) The station said authorities booked the suspect on charges that include terroristic threats and first-degree false imprisonment. Nebraska law classifies both offenses as Class IIIA felonies. (wowt.com; nebraskalegislature.gov; nebraskalegislature.gov) Under Nebraska statute, terroristic threats covers threatening a crime of violence with intent to terrorize another person or in reckless disregard of causing terror. First-degree false imprisonment applies when someone knowingly restrains another person under terrorizing circumstances or in a way that risks serious bodily injury. (nebraskalegislature.gov; nebraskalegislature.gov) Nebraska also has a separate offense for using a firearm to commit a felony. State law says use of a firearm in a felony can be charged as a Class IC felony in addition to the underlying case. (nebraskalegislature.gov) WOWT said investigators were still examining possible weapons and child-endangerment counts as of Monday, April 21. That means the charging list could change as prosecutors review reports and evidence. (wowt.com) The case sits in Douglas County because Elkhorn is part of Omaha and falls within that county’s court system. Nebraska’s online court and judicial portals show Douglas County criminal cases are handled through county and district court records maintained under the state judiciary. (douglascounty-ne.gov; nebraska.gov) For now, the public account is still thin: a party, a pregnant woman, a pink handgun, and an arrest. The next clear update is likely to come when formal court filings or prosecutors spell out exactly what deputies say happened inside that Elkhorn gathering. (wowt.com; nebraska.gov)