UPDATE January 12, 2021
Nicky Cooper is in custody in the Lincoln County Detention Center.
Cooper was taken into custody on Monday. No details of his arrest are available at this time.
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North Platte police are asking the public for their assistance in locate if the suspect in a stabbing.
According to police, on January 1, at 10:19 p.m., Officers responded to the 1100 Block of North Walnut for an assault. Upon arrival, Officers made contact with a 32 year old male victim, who had an apparent stab wound to the abdomen. During the investigation, Officers learned that the victim and 53 year old Nick Cooper, got into an argument outside the residence. During the argument, Cooper stabbed the victim one time in the abdomen. The argument continued briefly after the assault and Copper then fled the scene prior to Law Enforcement arrival.
The victim was transported by the North Platte Fire Department to Great Plains Health where he was treated for his injuries. The victim suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries from the assault. Cooper has not been located at this time. Cooper is wanted for 1st Degree Assault and Use of a Weapon to Commit a Felony. If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Nick Cooper, please contact the North Platte Police Department or Lincoln County Crime Stoppers