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Lakeview Man Stabs Friend 7 Times After Drunken Argument, Prosecutors Say

By Erica Demarest | May 10, 2016 9:21am | Updated on May 10, 2016 4:21pm
 Chistopher Holmes, 25, will face one felony count of aggravated battery, police said.
Chistopher Holmes, 25, will face one felony count of aggravated battery, police said.
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COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — After a long day of drinking, a Lakeview man stabbed his friend seven times, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Christopher Holmes, 25, later told police he "made a mistake" and had been wrestling with the 28-year-old victim "the way drunk friends wrestle," Assistant State's Attorney Lorraine Scaduto said during a bond hearing.

Holmes and the friend work together at Big & Little's, where Holmes is a cook, according to court records.

Holmes appeared in bond court Tuesday wearing a Big & Little's T-shirt and Bud Light pajama pants. Cook County Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. told Holmes he could be released on electronic monitoring pending trial — but couldn't go anywhere near the victim.

"I'm concerned about their work situation," Bourgeois said. "You may need to find another job, sir."

The victim, a 28-year-old Park Ridge man, was slashed in his back, thigh and arm, and has been treated and released from Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, prosecutors said.

According to Holmes' defense attorney, none of the injuries were life-threatening. No other details about the man's condition were immediately available.

The attack happened about 1:30 a.m. Monday at Holmes' apartment in the 500 block of West Aldine Avenue.

The men had been "out drinking all day" when they returned to Holmes' place and got into a fight, Scaduto said. Punches were thrown, and the victim decided to leave.

As the man walked into Holmes' kitchen to retrieve his cellphone, Holmes grabbed a large knife and threatened the friend before eventually stabbing him seven times, prosecutors said.

Neighbors who heard the commotion rushed to Holmes' apartment, where they found the victim applying pressure to his wounds and Holmes "not helping the victim in any way," according to Scaduto.

Holmes later told police he and the victim were "wrestling the way drunk friends wrestle" when Holmes' TV was knocked over, Scaduto said.

In court Tuesday, Holmes' defense attorney said Holmes has worked at a restaurant for the past two years.

Holmes' father — who works as an attorney but is not representing his son in this case — briefly stood near his son in front of Judge Bourgeois on Tuesday before the judge ordered the man to move. Only defendants and their attorneys may appear before the judge; relatives are required to wait in a nearby seating area.

Holmes is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm.

Bourgeois said Holmes may be released on electronic monitoring if he qualifies for the Cook County Sheriff's Office's program. If not, Holmes will be responsible for $350,000 bail.

Contributing: Alex Nitkin

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