ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WBBM Newsradio) – A DeKalb man faces attempted murder and aggravated battery charges after authorities said he stabbed an acquaintance and tried to strike him with a car Saturday in Arlington Heights.
Kendall Chesley, 25, was arrested following a search involving several law enforcement agencies, a drone unit and a police dog.
Officers responded around 1:50 p.m. to the 300 block of North Salem Avenue, where they found a 30-year-old Arlington Heights man with multiple stab wounds to his chest and hand. Chesley also called 911 and reported that he had stabbed someone, according to Arlington Heights police.
Officers provided medical aid before paramedics took the injured man to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. He was listed in stable condition, and his injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Investigators said Chesley also attempted to hit the man with a silver Honda Civic during the altercation. The car struck a nearby building instead, and Chesley abandoned it and fled on foot, authorities said.
Arlington Heights officers, including the department’s drone unit, searched the area with assistance from Buffalo Grove’s K-9 unit and Palatine police.
Palatine officers located Chesley near Rand and Hintz roads and arrested him around 2:51 p.m.
Chesley was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He was taken to the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on Sunday for a detention hearing. The outcome of that hearing was not included in the information provided by police.
Authorities said Chesley and the injured man knew each other but did not release details about what prompted the altercation.
