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3 men arrested after investigation into death of Council Bluffs man

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September 24th, 2015 by admin

The Council Bluffs Police Department announced the arrest of three men on Wednesday, September 23rd for the death of a Council Bluffs man on August 15th.  On that date 20-year-old Jacob Combs was found unresponsive in the street at the intersection of 10th Street and Avenue A in the early morning hours.  He was transported to Creighton Medical Center but later died from severe head trauma.

On Wednesday arrest warrants for Murder in the 1st Degree were issued for 18-year-old Caine Petersen of Council Bluffs, 23-year-old Christopher King of Lincoln, NE and 22-year-old Sarael Duncan of Omaha, NE for their actions in Combs death.  All three men were arrested Wednesday without incident.

An investigation revealed that the three suspects had been to Combs’ apartment in the early morning hours of August 15th, then left. The three men returned sometime after 5:00 am and robbed Combs of some marijuana. As they were fleeing the scene, Combs gave chase and jumped onto or grabbed onto Petersen’s vehicle. As they fled, Combs was thrown from or fell off the vehicle, causing him to strike his head on the street, which ultimately lead to his death.

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