CHICAGO (WLS) — A man has pleaded guilty to a deadly River North stabbing that stemmed from a road rage incident near Michigan Avenue.
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The crime happened on August 23, 2022 in the 600-block of North Dearborn Street.
Police said two drivers got out of their cars at the intersection of Dearborn and Ohio around 7:30 p.m.
Jeremy Walker, 37, allegedly asked Alan Saenz-Perez, who was driving behind him, why he was honking at him, Chicago police said.
Perez then got out, and stabbed Walker in the left side of his neck during the altercation, police said. He then drove away, according to CPD.
Following the assault, Walker drove away and eventually sought help from an officer at the intersection of Ohio and Michigan Avenue. He was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Brown mentioned that the day after the stabbing incident, authorities discovered Perez’s vehicle parked in the 200 block of West 50th Place. With a search warrant in hand, they examined the car and encountered two individuals who were present in the vehicle during the time of the stabbing.
The passengers identified Perez as the driver, Brown said. He said Perez turned himself into police on days later.
Nearly three years after the deadly stabbing, Alan Saenz-Perez changed his plea to guilty for second degree murder.
He was sentenced to 16 years. He will be given credit for the 986 days he already served.
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