Man With Knife Arrested After Domestic Incident In Downers Grove: Cops

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — A man was arrested Thursday night after police say he was armed with a knife during a domestic incident at the Extended Stay hotel in Downers Grove. Two men, who were identified as the sons of the woman involved in the incident, sustained minor injuries, according to police.

Officers were called to the hotel at 3150 Finley Rd. around 12:45 p.m. for a report that a man and woman were involved in a "domestic incident," a news release said.

When police got to the scene, they learned the man had been armed with a knife. The woman's sons told police they had been hurt while trying to intervene.

The man was spotted a short time later in the 3900 block of Finley Road and fled into a "wooded area," police say. A perimeter was set up and the man was arrested a short time later.

As of Thursday night, the incident remained under investigation and no charges had been filed.