(West Des Moines, Iowa) – Officials with the West Des Moines Police Department report a Union County man faces Attempted Murder and other charges, following a stabbing incident. Authorities say at around 5:30 this (Monday) morning, officers responded to a report of a person who had been stabbed in a vehicle outside of the Hy-Vee store located at 1725 Jordan Creek Parkway.

When Officers arrived on scene, the alleged suspect had left the scene prior to their arrival.  A short time later police located a 37-year-old male victim at a local hospital, suffering from a stab wound to the leg.  With the full cooperation of Hy-Vee, West Des Moines Detectives along with the Crime Scene Identification Unit immediately began an investigation and processing the crime scene.

At approximately 10:00am, West Des Moines Police Detectives arrested 30-year-old Dakota Nordstrom, of Creston, Iowa on the following charges:

• Attempted Murder
• Willful Injury Causing Serious Injury
• Going Armed with Intent
• Burglary 1^st Degree

Nordstrom has been transported to the Dallas County Jail where he remains held on the charges.