Crime & Safety

Naperville Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Domestic Dispute

Police said a woman was stabbed during a violent domestic incident Thursday afternoon.

Updated: 5 p.m. Aug. 12

A Naperville man was charged with attempted murder after stabbing a woman during a domestic dispute on Thursday afternoon, according to .

Alexander R. Georg, 27, of the 1100 block of Spring Garden Circle, was charged with attempted murder, a Class X felony, two counts of aggravated battery, Class 3 felonies, and aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, according to a news release from Naperville Police Sgt. Gregg Bell.

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At 2:15 p.m. Thursday, several officers responded to the home for the report of a violent domestic altercation in which a woman had been stabbed. When police arrived, they found the woman covered in blood across the street from the home, Bell said in a news release.

“The suspect was located immediately thereafter in the driveway of the residence,” Bell said in the release. “The suspect was taken into custody without resistance to the arresting officers. Not far from the suspect, officers located the blade of a butcher knife lying in what appeared to be a pool of blood.”

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The woman was taken to , where she is being treated for stab wounds and other injuries sustained in the incident, police said.

Georg was originally taken to Edward to make sure he had no injuries. Once he cleared a medical check, he was taken to the DuPage County Jail and charged. He is currently being held on $1.5 million bail, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney.

A class X felony is punishable by between six to 30 years in prison; aggravated domestic battery is punishable by three to seven years in jail; And, aggravated battery is punishable by two to five years, said DuPage County Assistant State's Attorney Alex McGimpsey.

For more about this story read this story in the Huffington Post: Alexander Georg Accused Of Stabbing Mother Repeatedly After She Offered Him A Sandwich 

 


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