Crime & Safety
Bessemer Man Jailed For Attempted Murder After Stabbing In Tuscaloosa
A Bessemer man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder following an alleged stabbing in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 6.
TUSCALOOSA, AL— A Bessemer man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder following an alleged stabbing in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 6.
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Court documents obtained by Tuscaloosa show that officers with the Tuscaloosa Police Department responded to a call at 80 Springbrook at 8:59 a.m. and found the suspect, 32-year-old Jesse Anthony Sillero, walking away from the scene and followed by multiple witnesses.
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Witnesses told police that they saw Sillero emerge from behind the victim’s house before following him after the victim identified him as the assailant.
Police discovered the victim, a 29-year-old man, naked and covered in multiple stab wounds in his front yard.
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He was transported to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa for treatment for multiple stab wounds and cuts. The victim told witnesses and medical staff that he had allowed Sillero to use his shower before the assault occurred.
Sillero declined to speak with investigators about the incident.
The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit also responded to the scene, where investigators found the victim’s bedroom and front porch both covered in blood.
Work-style shears with blood on them were also found on the front porch, in addition to a box cutter-style knife with what appeared to be blood on the blade that recovered from Sillero.
VCU investigators collected evidence, including swabs from multiple areas of Sillero's body that had blood on them.
Investigators also noted a bite mark on Sillero’s right upper arm.
Sillero was subsequently charged with attempted murder and booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail.
He remains behind bars as of the publication of this story, with his bond set at $75,000.
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