At an I-80 rest stop knife assault Wednesday morning, just south of Grand Island, Nebraska, police said that a robbery attempt had taken place, leaving a man dead and a woman critically hurt.
Deputies from the Hall County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the site to discover a man and a lady from Eureka, Missouri, who were both in their 70s and had been stabbed.
After being taken to Grand Island Regional Hospital, the 72-year-old man passed away from his wounds. At the hospital, the 71-year-old woman’s health is critical.
Following a fast-paced pursuit, Nebraska State troopers apprehended James Thompson Jr., a 22-year-old suspect from Elyria, Ohio.
When the car veered off Highway 11 and into the Platte River, troopers claimed to have pursued it off I-80 and into Highway 11.
Though they are still conducting their investigation, authorities think the stabbings were the result of an attempted robbery.
The Nebraska State Patrol claimed in a statement on X that “Total cooperation between Troopers and Hall County Deputies allowed them to find and capture the offender promptly. The two victims and their families are in our thoughts and prayers.”
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First information about the ongoing inquiry in central Nebraska this morning. Troopers and Hall County Deputies worked well together to find and capture the subject fast.
At mile marker 316.5, there is a rest area where the incident occurred. As to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, an autopsy has been scheduled. The investigation is being conducted by several law enforcement organizations.
