By Eric Stock
BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have arrested a man following a stabbing on Monday.
Police were called to the area of Olive Street and Western Avenue for a report of a stabbing at 4:30 p.m. A 29-year-old male victim was stabbed in the upper body and taken to Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal with injuries that aren’t considered life threatening.
After an investigation, police arrested 44-year-old Joseph Thornton. Police are seeking aggravated battery and criminal damage to property charges. Thornton was taken to the McLean County Jail.
Police say they don’t know what led to the stabbing.An investigation is ongoing.
Eric Stock can be reached at eric.stock@cumulus.com.
