A 21-year-old Midlothian man was charged with battery after attacking a neighbor while he was sleeping, police said.
Jacob Burrell, 21, of the 14600 block of Keystone Avenue, Midlothian, was charged in the incident, according to reports. However, the victim used a pocket knife and fought back, police said, leaving Burrell with injuries to his face and lacerations to his hands.
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Later that day, the victim, Jake Stakas, 20, of Midlothian, was charged with criminal damage to property after throwing a Crown Royal bottle through Burrell’s window, police said. Stakas’ roommate, Mohammed Ziko, 21, was charged with obstruction of justice for lying to police when they came to question Stakas about the incident and saying he was not home, when he was there, reports said.
Kate McCann is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.