Nebraska priest stabbed to death in church rectory.

A Sioux City man has been arrested and charged with murder after a Nebraska priest was killed early Sunday morning in his place of residence.

This happened in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska in Washington County, a small town outside of Omaha.

Police say they learned of an attempted break-in around 5 A.M. at the rectory of “Saint John the Baptist Church” in Fort Calhoun. Deputies found Father Gutgsell suffering from injuries after being stabbed.

They also found a black male suspect inside the rectory, according to authorities.

Father Gutgsell was taken to Nebraska Medicine where he died from his injuries. Gutgsell served as an associate pastor with the Archdiocese, most recently splitting his time between the Fort Calhoun parish and St. Francis Borgia in Blair.