EAST TROY, Wis. — A 17-year-old was arrested in Illinois after allegedly stabbing a man in the head in East Troy Wednesday, according to the Village of East Troy Police Department.
According to a news release, dispatchers received a 911 call just after 7 p.m. Wednesday from a screaming woman who said someone had a knife and was chasing her and her husband. The man was taken to the hospital for his injuries, but his condition was not disclosed.
Police called in a SWAT team to search for the suspect. He was not at the home and was found with a stolen car in Illinois early Thursday morning.
Neighbors Laura Rudolph and Amanda Engel both say officers and a SWAT team remained in place around the house of interest for hours on end.
"They kept repeating the same message: Walworth County, come out with your hands up," Rudolph said. "When SWAT pulls up, it puts a different feeling in your stomach like, this is pretty serious."
"I was watching them until at least 2:30 or so in the morning until I guess they found out he was not there," Engel said. "They were bringing out the big guns. This is not something you normally see in East Troy."
Charges for the suspect will be referred to the Walworth County District Attorney's Office in the coming days.
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