Knife Used In Fight Involving Former Co-Workers: Police

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — A planned fight between former co-workers devolved into two people being treated for knife wounds Saturday night in the 800 block of E Falcon Drive. Dylan Chavez, 22, of the 26800 block of N Fairfield Road, Wauconda, is accused of two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon for his role in the melee.

Two victims were identified with knife wounds, with one also sustaining blunt force trauma to the torso. They were treated by the Arlington Heights Fire Department at the scene and taken to Luther General Hospital for treatment. Both victims are expected to make full recoveries as the injuries are not considered life-threatening.

At around 7:40 a.m., police responded to the call of a fight and subsequent stabbing. Two women, who had been previous co-workers, were involved in a dispute on social media, which culminated in an agreed upon meeting to fight near one of the combatants' residences in Arlington Heights, as revealed from a police investigation.

While the altercation was ongoing, Chavez, who is the boyfriend of the Arlington Heights resident, interceded in the fight after arming himself with a knife and an aluminum baseball bat, according to a news release. In the ensuing melee, Chavez stabbed the other female combatant in the upper back, struck a male friend of hers in the side with the baseball bat, then attempted to stab him as well.

The male victim grabbed the knife blade and suffered defensive wounds on his hands, as well as a lacerated spleen as a result of being struck by the bat. The female victim suffered a punctured lung.

Chavez fled to his home in Wauconda, where he was apprehended by deputies of the Lake County Sheriff's Office and turned over to Arlington Heights police. He was released after posting 10 percent of his $10,000 bond.