Box cutter used in attack in northwest Las Vegas

By Brian Nordli

Published Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 | 2:16 p.m.

Updated Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 | 2:34 p.m.

Metro Police arrested a man suspected of attacking another person with a box cutter Monday afternoon in northwest Las Vegas.

Metro responded about 12:30 p.m. to the attack at Rainbow Boulevard and Gowan Road. The victim suffered a minor cut wound, police said.

The suspect escaped to the nearby apartment complex at 7075 Gowan Road, where police arrested him nearly two hours later.

No other information was immediately available.