The motive behind the attack was still under investigation. Watson faces three count of murder/intent to kill/injure. He was taken to the Joliet Police Department to be interviewed.ĭetectives determined he was the person who fatally stabbed Burgrino at the casino hotel. The action arose out of an incident in which Lynch briefly handcuffed and detained Grainger and turned him over to the Joliet police after Grainger presented. He was wearing clothing similar to the clothing seen in surveillance photos from the stabbing.
Police located a 25-year-old Chicago man, identified by police as Robert Watson, on the second floor. Police said on Monday afternoon, shortly before 1:30 p.m., officers responded to the Joliet Public Library for a report of an individual who matched the description of the stabbing suspect. The suspect got away before police arrived. He died at the hospital.Īn investigation revealed Burgrino was attacked after leaving his hotel room. and located the victim, Emanuel Burgrino, in a hallway with stab wounds to his chest and neck. Joliet police said officers responded to the Harrahs Casino Hotel just before 10 p.m. The deadly stabbing inside the downtown Joliets Harrahs casino hotel happened around 9:45 p.m. The crime happened on Sunday night, March 24. He was arrested by Joliet police back on March 25, 2019. JOLIET - A 76-year-old Hales Corners man was fatally stabbed at a casino hotel in Joliet, Illinois.
