(Council Bluffs, IA) – Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department said Friday (March 13h) an arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in a cutting incident that occurred Thursday evening. A Pottawattamie County warrant was
issued for 43-year-old Christopher D. Harper, of Omaha, NE, charging him with one count of Willful Injury – Causing Serious Injury, a Class “C” Felony. Anyone with information on HARPER’S whereabouts is encouraged to call 911.

The public is reminded that the charges are not evidence against the defendants, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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Police in Council Bluffs are investigation a cutting incident that occurred Wednesday evening, and resulted in one-person being treated at a local hospital.

Authorities say a little after 5-p.m., Officers in Council Bluffs along with rescue personnel responded to a report of a cutting in the 10 block of Bluff Street. Investigating officers learned that a male riding a bicycle cut in front of a vehicle, which resulted in the male and the driver exchanging words. A passenger in the vehicle, 45-year-old Alan Vanheusen, of Council Bluffs, exited the vehicle. He and an unidentified male suspect began fighting.

During the fight, Vanheusen was cut on the right leg by the male suspect, who then fled the area and has yet to be located by
officers, as of the latest report. Vanheusen was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the hospital. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed this incident or has information that could assist in this investigation is encouraged to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328- 4728 or to remain anonymous, they may call CrimeStoppers at 712-328-7867. On-line tips can be submitted at: https://www.councilbluffs-ia.gov/FormCenter/Police-Department-2/Online-CrimeStoppers-Tip-70.