The Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office reports a Council Bluffs Police Officer involved in a shooting incident on Sept. 18th, has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.  No charges will be filed against Officer John Kuebler, after an investigation into the incident in the Council Bluffs Walmart parking lot. Authorities say he fired a shot from his handgun while being dragged several feet by an SUV driven by 29-year-old Ian James Lybarger, of Omaha.

Prior to the shooting, Kuebler and another officer had approached Lybarger, who had been identified as an alleged drug dealer. The suspect ignored Kuebler’s orders to stop and entered his SUV. The officer smashed through the vehicle’s window with his club in an attempt to stop Lybarger from speeding away, but to no avail. Kuebler then fired a round from his gun. The bullet struck the vehicle, but not the Lybarger. Kuebler was later treated for injuries.