Man charged in stabbing in Batavia Friday night

A 29-year-old homeless man has been charged with armed violence after he allegedly stabbed a woman in the 1000 block of South Batavia Avenue in Batavia on Nov. 8, according to a news release from the Batavia Police Department.

Anthony Garrett was charged with armed violence along with domestic battery and aggravated domestic battery and obstruction of justice, according to the release.

About 6:17 p.m. Nov. 8, Batavia police officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of South Batavia Avenue for a report of an unknown medical problem, according to the release.

Upon arriving at the scene, a vehicle was observed stopped in the roadway and a man, later identified as Garrett, was standing outside of the driver’s side door, according to the release. Officers approached the vehicle and found a woman in the driver’s seat with an apparent stab wound to her torso.

Batavia Fire Department paramedics evaluated and took them to a local hospital for further treatment.

With the assistance of a Kane County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, a knife, believed to have been used in the stabbing, was found in the leaves and trees near where the vehicle was parked, according to the release.

Garrett was processed at the Batavia Police Department and transported to the Kane County jail.