A Galesburg man is being charged with attempted murder after police responded to a housing authority property he was said to be trespassing on.27-year old Dennis M. Little III is the suspect who had a TASER used on him during a struggle with police.
Officers were responding to Moon Towers, where Little had been banned according to what an employee of the Knox County Housing Authority, which oversees the facility, told police.
He answered the door of an apartment by wielding knives in both hands and saying ” suicide by cop.”
A struggle ensued after Little attempted to shut the door and officers tried to pry it open.
According to a press release from GPD, Little tried to stab one of the officers with both of the knives he had in either hand.
Little is expected to make a court appearance Tuesday afternoon.
Court records indicate Little plead guilty to battery in 2017, plead guilty to criminal damage to government property in 2018 and currently is awaiting court proceedings on charges of aggravated assault and possession of cannabis.
