Man stabs another, then attacks police officers

KRIZMANIC

A Wilmington man was arrested for aggravated battery and faces additional charges related to his attack on police officers who were sent to defuse the original altercation.
In the early evening hours of Feb. 19, officers were dispatched to a disturbance in an apartment in the 600 block of Meadowwood Avenue. Upon their arrival, they found multiple people both in and out of the apartment.
One man was bleeding from the head and leg. He was transported by ambulance to Riverside Hospital for treatment of his injuries, including a stab wound to the leg.
The victim stated that while at the apartment to help a friend remove some personal belongings, he was attacked by a man who not only hit him in the head with a plate, but also stabbed him in the leg with a pair of scissors.
Other witnesses on the scene confirmed the victim’s account of what had happened. The officers’ investigation revealed that the offender was Jeremy P. Krizmanic, 19, of Wilmington, who was taken into custody shortly after officers arrived.
While in the police station for processing, Krizmanic became violent toward officers, refusing to be handcuffed for transport to the Will County Adult Detention Facility in Joliet. During the struggle Krizmanic was attempting to remove items from one of the officer’s duty belts and eventually got ahold of a loaded magazine.
During the struggle Krizmanic damaged two of the officer’s uniforms as well as some lockers in the processing area.
Krizmanic was charged with aggravated battery with intent to cause great bodily harm, and battery causing great bodily harm.
He was transported to the county jail in lieu of bond. During a hearing on Feb. 20, bond was set at $7,500. Krizmanic posted 10% and was released on Feb. 21, and will appear for a preliminary hearing on March 12.
Additional charges of aggravated battery to a police officer, attempting to disarm a police officer, and criminal damage to government supported property are pending, according to Police Chief Phil Arnold.