Man arrested after early morning stabbing in Peoria

PEORIA (25News Now) – A man is in the Peoria County Jail after being stabbed early this morning in Peoria.

Peoria police spokeswoman Semone Roth said police were called to South Oregon Street around 4:30 a.m. Monday to a report of someone being stabbed.

When officers arrived, they found a woman suffering from an apparent stab wound to her left side.

She was taken to the hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

During the investigation, Roth said police made contact with a man who matched the suspect’s description.

That man has been identified as 37-year-old Michael Childs. Roth said he resisted officers when they tried to take him into custody but was arrested without further incident.

Childs was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and resisting police and is being held in the Peoria County Jail.

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