Suspect in trip of Strip stabbings arrested in Illinois

Booking photo of stabbing suspect Bradley Pitts
Bradley Pitts Photo credit Cook County Sheriff's Office

Las Vegas, NV (AP) - A man suspected in the non-fatal stabbings of three people on the Las Vegas Strip two months ago has been arrested in Illinois, according to authorities.

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U.S. Marshals and officials with Cook County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit said 26-year-old Bradley Pitts was taken into custody Wednesday in the Chicago suburb of Maywood.

Authorities said Pitts is being held on suspicion of three counts of battery with use of a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm.

He remains jailed on a $25,000 bond and Illinois authorities said extradition proceedings were pending.

Pitts was wanted in a Jan. 9 stabbings in the parking lot of the MGM Grand and Metro Police obtained an arrest warrant the following day.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Cook County Sheriff's Office