(Council Bluffs, IA) – Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department report a man from Nebraska was arrested on Attempted Murder and other charges, following an investigation into a possible home invasion Tuesday, in Council Bluffs. Officers were called to a residence at 3317 2nd Avenue at around 5:43-p.m., Tuesday, and found the victim, 42-year-old Chad Opel on top of the suspect, 41-year-old Antonio Marquez North, of Omaha, attempting to restrain him until officers arrived.

Authorities say their initial investigation showed that the victim, Chad Opel owns 3317 2nd Ave., but it is currently vacant while he is fixing it up. As Opel was exiting his own residence of 3315 2nd Ave., he noticed that someone was inside 3317 2nd Ave. residence.

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Opel then entered the residence and confronted the suspect (Antonio North). During the confrontation Opel was stabbed several times by North. Opel was transported to UNMC for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. North was transported to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs for treatment to a minor cut on the back of his head. Police charged North with Attempted Murder, Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Trespassing. He is currently being held at the Pottawattamie County Jail. Bond was set at $27,000.

The public is reminded that all criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal trial.