Anthony Garrett
A 29-year-old homeless man is charged with armed violence after a woman was stabbed in the 1000 block of South Batavia Avenue in Batavia on Friday, according to a news release from the Batavia Police Department.
Anthony Garrett was charged with armed violence along with domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery and obstruction of justice, according to the release.
At about 6:17 p.m. on Nov. 8, Batavia police officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of South Batavia Ave. for a report of an unknown medical problem, according to the release.
Upon arriving at the scene, a vehicle was observed stopped in the roadway, and a man later identified as Garrett was standing outside the driver’s side door, according to the release. Officers approached the vehicle and found a woman in the driver’s seat with an apparent stab wound to her torso.
Batavia Fire Department paramedics evaluated and took them to a local hospital for further treatment.
With the assistance of a Kane County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, a knife believed to have been used in the stabbing was located in the leaves and trees near where the vehicle was parked, according to the release.
Garrett was processed at the Batavia Police Department and transported to the county jail.
