A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to stabbing his mother in the back in Lake in the Hills, leaving her seriously injured.
Anthony J. Bielecki, 20, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in August with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. on August 13 in the 600 block of Lorree Lane in Lake in the Hills.
The Lake in the Hills Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to the residence after receiving a call of a stabbing.
The suspect reportedly called 911 and told dispatchers he stabbed his mother with a knife, according to emergency radio traffic.
Officers located a female victim and requested medical assistance, Lake in the Hills Police Department Communications Coordinator Rachael Ruiz said at the time.
The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District arrived, assessed and transported the woman to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Huntley for further treatment.
Officers were told that the suspect, Bielecki, had retreated into the residence where he had been staying with the victim, Ruiz said.
Officers secured the exterior of the residence and were able to make contact with Bielecki.
Bielecki was still inside and police ordered him to exit the residence, Ruiz said. He complied and surrendered without further incident.
Bielecki was taken into custody and transported to the McHenry County Jail.
A criminal complaint said the victim was Bielecki’s mother and that she had been stabbed in the right upper back area with a knife.
The woman suffered “great bodily harm” and sustained a collapsed right lung, the complaint said. Her condition was not released.
The complaint said Bielecki intended to kill the victim when he stabbed her.
Bielecki has been held in the McHenry County Jail on a $500,000 bond.
Court records show he entered into a negotiated plea deal with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office on Thursday.
Bielecki pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, in exchange for his other charges being dismissed.
McHenry County Judge James Cowlin approved the plea deal and sentenced Bielecki to 60 days in jail.
Because Bielecki has been held in the jail for nearly 300 days since his arrest, his sentence is considered served and he has been released.
Bielecki was also ordered to undergo all mental health and drug treatment recommendations. He will be on felony probation for 24 months.
If Bielecki fails to complete his probation satisfactorily, he could be sentenced to three years in prison, Cowlin said in his sentencing order.