A 32-year-old man wanted in connection with a stabbing in Florida was taken into custody in Chicago on Tuesday, November 3, after he answered the door of an apartment in the 100 block of West Elm Street. Deontae Henry had been the target of an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force before officers tracked him down.
Tip Led Investigators to Chicago Apartment
According to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office
, the case began on October 13 when the U.S. Marshals Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force reached out to officers in Illinois seeking help locating Henry. Broward County had issued an arrest warrant for Henry on charges of aggravated battery and bodily harm with a deadly weapon, per the sheriff’s office. Investigators eventually learned Henry was staying at the West Elm Street address, and the sheriff’s office says he was taken into custody there after answering the door.
Henry is now being held at Cook County Jail while he awaits extradition to Florida, the sheriff’s office reported. The account does not specify when or where the alleged stabbing occurred, nor does it name an alleged victim — details that remain tied to the underlying Broward County case rather than the arrest itself.
What Florida Law Says About the Charge
Under Florida law, aggravated battery involving the use of a deadly weapon is classified as a second-degree felony, according to the Florida Legislature. That statute describes how the offense is generally categorized under state law and does not reflect any determination about Henry’s guilt or the specifics of his case…