A 27-year-old Chicago man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he stabbed one man and threatened another on the city's Southwest Side, with officers catching up to him in Marquette Park just minutes after the attack. Anthony Pina was taken into custody at 12:35 p.m. on Saturday, roughly five minutes after the incident unfolded, according to police.
Quick Police Response Follows Attack Near Marquette Road
According to Chicago police, Pina stabbed and injured a 41-year-old man on Saturday in the area, as reported by FOX 32 Chicago. Police also said Pina threatened a 32-year-old man in the 3300 block of West Marquette Road during the same encounter. The rapid arrest that followed, just five minutes after the stabbing, meant Pina was in custody in Marquette Park before the afternoon was over.
The station's report lists a string of charges stemming from the incident: aggravated battery involving a deadly weapon, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, and misdemeanor aggravated assault involving a deadly weapon. Pina was scheduled for a detention hearing on Monday, per the same account. Chicago police provided the information reflected in FOX 32's report.
Southwest Side Sees String of Violent Incidents
The Marquette Park case adds to a run of violent confrontations reported on Chicago's Southwest Side in recent years. In August 2024, WGN-TV reported that Jermaine Allen, then 24, was charged with three felony counts, including attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery, after allegedly attacking three employees with a hatchet-like object at a Southwest Side McDonald's. More recently, an Ashburn stabbing left a 64-year-old man seriously hurt, with the suspect caught within minutes, as Hoodline detailed in its earlier coverage of that case.
Details on what led to the confrontation involving Pina, the condition of the man he's accused of stabbing, and how the various charges relate to one another have not been made public. The outcome of Monday's detention hearing has also not been confirmed.
