Night Time Police Violent Crime Intervention. Police Vehicles with Flashing Lights.
Galesburg Police on Tuesday, around 10:00 am, responded to the 700 block of North Cedar Street for a report of a subject being struck by a vehicle. Police arrived on the scene and made contact with a 40-year-old man laying on the ground who advised to police that a 31-year-old male subject ran over his legs. The victim had tire tracks on his legs and there were tracks in the yard of the residence and a broken utility pole. A female witness showed officers a video that led up to the incident where the male suspect is seen driving by the residence while another male subject runs after the vehicle with a sword. According to police reports, after the male victim was run over, the male subject exited the SUV and began striking the man with a golf club. The altercation started due to an ongoing feud between all the parties involved. The victim suffered a fractured fibula in one of his legs and was transported to OSF in Peoria. At the scene, GPD took possession of the sword. The male suspect was taken into custody in the Baymont Hotel parking lot. He was transported to the Knox County Jail and charged with Aggravated Battery causing great bodily harm, Aggravated Battery with a weapon, Aggravated Reckless Driving, and Failure to Report an Accident.
