Man charged with stealing a track loader from a northeastern Nebraska business, officers say

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A man is facing a single charge after stealing a track loader from a northeastern Nebraska business, according to court documents.

Adam Brodahl, 36, was taken into custody after a woman said he refused to pay her for a track loader she sold to him last year.

On September 4, authorities learned that the woman had attempted to sell a track loader she was no longer using back to Kubota. The woman said she was referred to Brodahl as a potential rental buyer and sold the track loader to him, according to his arrest affidavit.

Brodahl and the woman entered into a contract that agreed he would pay $972.44 per month from May 2023 to October 2023, according to court documents.

It was disclosed to deputies that Brodahl made the monthly payments until October, when she did not receive the agreed upon amount from him. When the victim tried to contact him to request the monthly payment, he reportedly ignored calls and text messages.

When the victim finally received a response, documents allege Brodahl demanded that if she wanted to get the track loader back, she had to pay him $8,000, the deputy wrote.

According to court documents, the victim stated that she was going to pay Brodahl if he agreed to meet the Charger in a public area, but he did not respond to her. She then reported the charger as stolen.

Brodahl was charged with theft by unlawfully taking $5,000 or more, a Class 2A misdemeanor. He has been booked into the Madison County Jail.

His arraignment has not been scheduled at this time.

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