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A 72-year-old Missouri man has died, and his spouse was critically injured after being stabbed throughout an tried theft at an Interstate 80 relaxation cease in Nebraska, police say.
James Thompson Jr., 22, of Elyria, Ohio, is now being held on quite a few prices, together with first-degree homicide, following the incident that unfolded in Doniphan on Wednesday morning.
The Corridor County Sheriff’s Division says round 7 a.m., deputies responded to a disturbance name at 4148 I-80 and located two victims who had “suffered wounds from an assault with a knife.”
“One sufferer, a 72-year-old male from Eureka, Missouri, suffered deadly accidents from the assault and was pronounced useless at Grand Island Regional Hospital,” the division added, figuring out him as Gary Weaver.
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Suspect James Thompson Jr. was taken into custody following a police chase. (Corridor County Division of Corrections)
His 71-year-old spouse, Mary Weaver, is reported to have suffered “life-threatening accidents” and, as of Wednesday night time, stays in crucial situation on the similar hospital.
“Right now, it’s believed this began as an tried theft,” the Corridor County Sheriff’s Division stated, noting that “the couple had been touring by Nebraska of their cellular residence when the incident occurred.”
The suspect fled the remaining space in a automobile earlier than authorities arrived, however Grand Island Police Captain Dean Elliott advised tv station KSNB that officers had been in a position to get an outline.
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The remainder cease in Doniphan, Nebraska, the place the double stabbing occurred round 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, in accordance with the Corridor County Sheriff’s Division. (Google Maps)
The Nebraska State Patrol tried to cease a automobile matching that description close to Wooden River and chased it at speeds of as much as 120 mph earlier than that automobile exited the interstate and turned south, in accordance with The Related Press.
Elliott stated the automobile finally drove into the Platte River. State troopers used a police canine to seek out Thompson and arrest him about half-hour later.
The Corridor County Sheriff’s Division says investigators imagine the stabbing occurred throughout an tried theft of the Missouri couple. (Corridor County Sheriff’s Division)
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Jail information present Thompson is dealing with prices of first-degree homicide, tried homicide, theft, use of a lethal weapon to commit a felony and willful reckless driving.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox Information Digital.
