CHICAGO — A judge on Wednesday handed down a five-year sentence for the man accused of stabbing two people during a fight in West Rogers Park.
Boris Vasilic, 42, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, according to court records. Prosecutors agreed to drop ten additional felonies, including two attempted murder charges.
Around 10:10 a.m. on September 14, 2023, police responded to calls of a fight in progress in the 2800 block of West Devon. As officers were driving to the scene, 911 callers reported that two people had been stabbed.
Witnesses told police that Vasilic approached a 35-year-old man and stabbed him with a knife. A 32-year-old man tried to intervene, and Vasilic stabbed him, too, a Chicago police report said.
Vasilic and the older man continued fighting and eventually fell into a law office, where they brawled on the floor, according to the report. Vasilic allegedly stabbed the 35-year-old multiple times in the back while he was down. Police found Vasilic on the second-floor porch of a nearby home and took him into custody.
The police report said the older man underwent surgery for stab wounds to his neck, back and face. The younger man was released after doctors stitched up stab wounds to his mouth and shoulder.
Judge Shelley Sutker-Dermer oversaw the case and handed down Vasilic’s sentence. His five-year term will be cut in half for good behavior. It will be reduced by another 481 days, the amount of time Vasilic spent in jail while the case was pending.
