A Kewanee man is wanted after a stabbing incident on New Year’s Eve in Kewanee.
According to a news release, officers from the Kewanee Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Hollis Street at 11:49 a.m. Tuesday in response to a reported disturbance.
While en route, officers were informed that a subject at the residence was attempting to stab other individuals.
Upon arrival, officers encountered four individuals outside the residence. One individual sustained small scratches and a minor puncture wound to the back of her neck, and another individual had a small cut on his hand. Neither sustained life-threatening injuries.
Officers entered the residence and found a male subject, later identified as Scott Petty, 36, of Kewanee, sitting on the kitchen floor with a puncture wound to his right side.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Petty was the aggressor in the incident and had attacked his girlfriend. During the altercation, another male intervened to prevent the girlfriend from being stabbed, resulting in the injury to Petty and the male’s hand.
Petty was transported to OSF St. Luke Hospital in Kewanee and subsequently transferred to OSF St. Francis in Peoria for further treatment. Detectives with the Kewanee Police Department secured an arrest warrant for Petty. While at OSF St. Francis, Petty fled the facility. Officers are actively attempting to locate him.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or the whereabouts of Scott Petty is urged to contact the Kewanee Police Department at (309) 853-1911.
