URBANA TOWNSHIP, IL (Chambana Today) — A 45-year-old man was stabbed in the back while riding an electric bicycle late Friday morning in Urbana Township. The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect shortly after the attack.
According to officials, the incident occurred at approximately 11:13 a.m. on October 3 in the 1800 block of North Coler Drive. The victim told deputies he was riding westbound on Country Club Road when a man — later identified as Emmanuel Oginni, 19, of Chicago — approached him aggressively, causing him to fall from his bike.
After recovering, the victim followed Oginni, who allegedly became aggressive again, pulled a knife, and stabbed the man in the back before fleeing the scene.
A witness observed the altercation and tracked Oginni until deputies arrived and took him into custody. Deputies recovered a knife during the arrest. The victim was taken to Carle Foundation Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Oginni was booked into the Champaign County Jail and charged with Aggravated Battery. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Champaign County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division at 217-384-1213, or submit tips anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 373tips.com, the P3 Tips app, or by calling 217-373-8477 (TIPS).
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