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Park Ridge resident charged in stabbing at Summit of Uptown
A resident of Summit of Uptown in Park Ridge faces felony charges after police say he stabbed a 73-year-old resident in the dining room. A nurse who witnessed the attack tackled and restrained the suspect until officers arrived.
A resident of a Park Ridge assisted-living facility has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing another resident in the abdomen over the weekend, police said.
Officers were called to Summit of Uptown at about 5:33 p.m. for a reported altercation between two residents, according to Park Ridge police. The 73-year-old victim, who is blind and uses a wheelchair, was sitting in the facility’s dining room when police say Thomas Jones attacked him with a knife.
A nurse who witnessed the incident tackled Jones and held him until police arrived, authorities said. The victim, nurse and suspect were taken to area hospitals with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Jones faces felony charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery of a nurse, police said. Further details about the case were not immediately available.