RACINE — An 18-year-old Pleasant Prairie man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in connection to the stabbing of his father.
Joseph Niemiec faces one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon.
Allegations
According to a criminal complaint, Racine Police Department officers were sent to the 4200 block of 21st Street about 12:51 a.m. Aug. 12 and found a man covered in blood and putting pressure on his neck.
An officer examined the man and saw a puncture to the left side of his throat.
The man told officers that he had heard a sound at his back door as if someone was trying to get in, the complaint said.
The man reportedly banged on the door from the inside to scare off the person. A voice from outside of the door claimed it was the man's son, Niemiec, so the man opened the door and let him in.
Niemiec reportedly sat in the kitchen with his father and told him he was having a rough time and had attempted suicide.
Niemiec’s father told officers that his son went to the bathroom and asked for a hug when he returned.
As they went to hug, Niemiec allegedly stabbed his father in the neck.
The father ran to a neighbor's house to call 911 and Niemiec reportedly ran away, according to the complaint.
According to a news release, the Nebraska State Patrol was told that an attempted homicide suspect was believed to be traveling through the state on Interstate 80 in a Chevrolet Malibu.
A trooper saw the vehicle about 11:45 a.m. Aug. 12 and initiated a traffic stop near Grand Island.
The trooper confirmed the driver was Niemiec and arrested him on a warrant from Wisconsin.
Niemiec was taken to Hall County Jail in Nebraska and extradited to Wisconsin.
He is scheduled to appear in court for a status conference Dec. 9.
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