Sgt. David Dawson with the Council Bluffs Police Department said officers inspecting the vehicle where the stabbing took place found a knife with a blade nearly 7 inches long on the floor of the driver’s side floor. An open liquor bottle was also found. Dawson said Richt came to the residence at 3501 Fifth Ave. to pick up Sherman, who had a room there. She got into the vehicle, a 1999 Saturn, that Richt was driving and a verbal argument ensued. The stabbing took place in the car, according to Dawson.

Sherman left the vehicle and fled on foot, but was quickly apprehended by a police officer. Witnesses said Richt exited the vehicle and attempted to crawl onto the porch of the residence. Paramedics transported Richt to Alegent Health Creighton University Medical Center, but he died on the way there.

An autopsy performed Saturday revealed a more than 4-inch-deep incision in Richt’s throat. Dawson said the two did have some sort of relationship, but a motive for the stabbing is still under investigation.