Savanna man charged with threatening 3 people with knife, stabbing one, biting another near Fulton

MORRISON – A Savanna man is accused of threatening three people, stabbing and wounding one of them and biting another.

Brett A. Cahoone, 31, was charged Oct. 21 with two counts of aggravated battery and one count each of aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated assault and unlawful use of a weapon, according to court documents. All charges accuse him of using a knife. The same alleged victim is listed in each charge, with the exception of the unlawful use of a weapon charge, which does not name a victim.

Cahoone also is charged with aggravated battery, accused of biting the hand of another person on Waller Road near Fulton; aggravated unlawful restraint for allegedly using a kitchen knife to detain that person; and aggravated assault for using a knife to cause the person to be “in reasonable apprehension of receiving an imminent battery.” A charge of aggravated assault accuses Cahoone of using a knife to cause a third person to believe they were facing an imminent battery.

All offenses are alleged to have happened Oct. 19, according to court documents, although specifics about where and what time they occurred were not listed.

The prosecutors’ request to detain Cahoone listed his lengthy violent history, mental health issues, drugs and alcohol involvement and the nature of the offenses as reasons he should remain in jail. The detention request was granted.

Cahoone’s next court appearance is a preliminary hearing set for 1 p.m. Nov. 4 in Whiteside County Circuit Court.