Attempted Murder Charges Filed in Illinois, West Virginia

Separate attempted-murder cases were reported in Illinois and West Virginia. In Oak Lawn, Michael Duplessis Jr. is accused of repeatedly stabbing a man after a dispute near a Jewel-Osco; the victim was hospitalized in critical condition, and a judge ordered Duplessis detained pending trial. In Fairmont, West Virginia, Benjamin Mayfield is accused of choking and slashing the throat of a woman who came to retrieve belongings from their former shared home; she escaped and was treated for her injuries, and Mayfield is jailed on a $1 million bond. In Collinsville, Illinois, Vasser faces attempted first-degree murder and other firearm charges stemming from an alleged vehicle chase and shooting; all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.