Oct. 18--An acquaintance tried to shoot a Schiller Park man in the head after tying him up in his home but gave up and stabbed the victim repeatedly when the gun wouldn't fire, later leaving him for dead, prosecutors said Saturday.
Tirnell Williams, 38, was ordered held without bail in Cook County Bond Court after prosecutors said he left the Schiller Park victim in serious condition and in need of 300 stitches.
"This defendant is a danger to himself and society," said Judge Maria Kuriakos Ciesil.
Williams had known the victim for a few weeks and stopped by his Schiller Park home in the 9400 block of Irving Park Road for a drink on Tuesday, prosecutors said. He and another person allegedly forced the victim into a bedroom and tied him up with an extension cord.
Williams held a gun to the victim's jaw and tried to fire, but the gun would not go off, prosecutors said.
Williams then slashed the victim's head, face, neck, abdomen, chest and left arm, according to court records.
The victim identified Williams in a lineup, and witnesses reported seeing Williams, covered in blood, fleeing the victim's home after the attack, prosecutors said.
Schiller Park police arrested Williams on Saturday. He admitted being at the victim's home on the day of the attack, prosecutors said. Police found blood stains and dried blood in his car.
Police still are looking for another person who helped Williams carry out the attack.
Williams, of the 6100 block of South Justine Street, who also goes by names including Ternell Williams, is on parole in a 2011 case in which he was found guilty of receiving or possession a stolen vehicle. In the past, he has served prison time for burglary, robbery, theft, drug possession and earlier stolen vehicle cases, according to Illinois Department of Corrections and court records.
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