A man has been sentenced to three months in jail after he pleaded guilty to slashing a victim’s stomach open, leaving him in critical condition, during an argument in Gages Lake.
Anthony E. Osmena, 23, of Gages Lake, was charged in April with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated battery in a public way.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:20 a.m. on April 27 to a local hospital to meet with medical staff regarding a man brought into the emergency room.
Sheriff’s deputies learned that the victim, a 24-year-old Round Lake Beach man, was in surgery and in critical condition, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli.
A further investigation showed the victim was in a car with Osmena.
The victim and Osmena started arguing with each other, Covelli said at the time, adding it is unclear what the argument was about.
The driver of the car pulled over in the area of Eastwood Avenue and Chippewa Road in Gages Lake to drop Osmena off.
The victim and Osmena both exited the vehicle and continued arguing.
Covelli said Osmena produced a knife and slashed the victim’s stomach open. The wound was so severe that part of the victim’s intestinal tract fell out.
The driver of the car immediately drove the victim to the hospital.
The victim was hospitalized and his condition was improving, Covelli said the day after the incident.
After identifying Osmena as the suspect in the case, sheriff’s detectives arrested him at his home.
Osmena has been held in the Lake County Jail since his arrest.
Court records show Osmena entered into a negotiated plea deal with the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office last week.
He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a Class 3 felony. The rest of the charges were dismissed.
Pursuant to the plea, Osmena was sentenced to 180 days in jail with day-for-day credit, meaning his sentence was 90 days in jail.
He received 96 days of credit for time served awaiting trial, resulting in his sentence being considered served upon the plea.
Osmena will be on probation for 24 months and was ordered to not consume illegal drugs or alcohol, not leave the state and submit to random drug tests.
He will also be required to complete 100 hours of public service and pay $2,949 in court fines and fees.