A Venezuelan migrant who attacked a co-worker with a running concrete saw at a Chicago construction site has been sentenced to six years in prison, court records show.
Agustin Gomes Granadillo, 27, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the June 23 attack on his 30-year-old co-worker at a job site in the 1200 block of South Kedvale Avenue. Judge Nicholas Kantas imposed the sentence.
Prosecutors said it all began as a verbal disagreement that escalated when Gomes swung a shovel at the victim and struck him in the stomach with a concrete block. He then grabbed a Stihl masonry saw and swung it at him twice, striking his right wrist and chest, according to police. The victim suffered a fractured, deeply lacerated wrist and a deep chest wound, prosecutors said.
Gomes will receive credit for the 294 days he spent in Cook County Jail before entering his guilty plea. He must serve 85% of his six-year sentence, and his projected parole date is November 27, 2030.
