A man from Council Bluffs who allegedly attempted to run over a person with whom he had a dispute was arrested early this (Tuesday) morning, but not without a fight. According to Bluffs Police, Michael Wurtz was taken into custody in the basement of his residence, after officers forced their way into his home and used a stun gun to bring him under control.

The incident began at around 1:45-a.m. , with officers being dispatched to the 1700 block of 6th Ave for a disturbance between two parties. As officers were in route witnesses stated one of the males attempted to run over the other male. Officers made contact with the victim and he stated he was assaulted by the suspect, Michael Wurtz, and that Wurtz attempted to run him over and did strike the victim’s vehicle.

Officers checked for the Wurtz at his residence and saw the man enter his home. Officers attempted to make contact with Wurtz but he continually refused to open the door. Police then made a forced entry into Wurtz’s home and located him hiding in the basement. Wurtz refused to comply with officers, forcing them to deploy a Taser to gain control of the man. Wurtz was treated on scene by medics for the Tazer deployment and transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail.