The Brief
- A 59-year-old man was stabbed more than 10 times during a fight Saturday near Cass Street and Eastern Avenue in Joliet. He remains in critical but stable condition.
- Police arrested 32-year-old Dejon Weems of Plainfield after a brief foot chase and recovered a small sword-like blade and a pocketknife.
- Weems has been charged with attempted murder and is being held in the Will County Jail.
JOLIET, Ill. – A Plainfield man is in custody after allegedly stabbing another man more than 10 times during a fight Saturday afternoon in Joliet, authorities said.
What we know:
Joliet police responded just before 4:30 p.m. to the area of Cass Street and Eastern Avenue, where they found a 59-year-old man with multiple stab wounds.…