Man Cleaned Knife While Telling Mom He Stabbed 'Someone': Report

CARPENTERSVILLE, IL — A Carpentersville man accused of several felony offenses including attempted murder reportedly told his mom that he "stabbed someone" after he washed the knife in his mom's kitchen sink and threw it in the trash at the home, the Daily Herald reported, according to Kane County court records. Juan J. Rivera, 35, of the 2100 block of Tepee Circle, was recently charged by Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon of felony attempted first-degree murder, armed violence, and two counts of aggravated battery on accusations he stabbed the acquaintance in the chest and hand, the state's attorney's office said.

According to the state's attorney's office, Kane County prosecutors claim Rivera works for the victim's roofing business, and had called the victim (his boss) on June 11, asking to be paid. The two then met outside of a home on Tepee around 9 a.m. that day, when Rivera reached through the victim's car window and stabbed the victim, who was sitting in the driver's seat, in his left chest near his heart and his right hand.

According to a court affidavit, Rivera's sister told police she saw her brother cleaning the knife before throwing it away.

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In a release, the state's attorney's office said Rivera reportedly used a serrated knife with a blade longer than three inches, and the victim needed life-saving medical treatment and was taken to the hospital.

Rivera’s next court appearance is set for Wednesday at the Kane County Judicial Center, officials said.

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