An elderly man was killed and his wife is in critical condition after they were victims in an attempted robbery on the morning of Wednesday, June 19, at a Nebraska highway rest stop, per a press release from Hall County Sheriff’s Office.
Gary, 72, and Mary Weaver, 71, were both stabbed by the suspect, alleged to be James Thompson Jr., 22, around 7 a.m. on Wednesday at an Interstate 80 rest area. Thompson reportedly told the couple, “Give me the Jeep keys,” per a witness statement in the affidavit obtained by KSNB. The witness also alleges that Thompson went into the RV and then assaulted Mary outside the vehicle.
Additionally, per the affidavit, there was a dashcam video from a semi-trailer nearby that documents the suspect going inside the RV and making a stabbing motion. Then, the suspect went outside the vehicle and was seen stabbing Mary in the side of her head, according to the affidavit, …