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UPDATE: OPD arrest suspect involved in felony assault with screwdriver at laundromat Thursday morning

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UPDATE 6/30/2023

Omaha Police have arrested 37-year-old Adonis Bess who was involved in a felony assault with a screwdriver at a laundromat Thursday morning.

Here's what we know:

According to OPD, officers located the suspect, Adonis Bess, 37, Thursday night.

They took Bess into custody after a short foot pursuit, said police.

Bess was booked at Douglas County Corrections for 2nd-degree assault, use of a weapon to commit a felony and obstructing.

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The Omaha Police are investigating a felony assault that occurred at a laundromat on Leavenworth Street Thursday morning.

Here's what we know from police:

According to OPD, officers responded to Discount Laundry at 10:16 a.m. to investigate a stabbing.

The incident started as a verbal altercation between an employee and the suspect said police, when the suspect then picked up a screwdriver and attacked the victim, striking her multiple times.

The victim was transported by medics to the Nebraska Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

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