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Judge Denies Pretrial Release for Missouri Man Charged in Burr Ridge Christmas Eve Hotel Stabbing

Prosecutors say officers found him outside a hotel room with blood on his hands after a man with multiple stab wounds was discovered inside.

Overview

  • Uberclein Vazquez Villareal, 40, of California, Missouri, faces one count of armed violence and two counts of aggravated battery.
  • A DuPage County judge granted prosecutors’ motion to detain Vazquez Villareal following a Saturday hearing, according to officials.
  • Police responded around 2:25 a.m. on Dec. 24 to the Extended Stay America on South Frontage Road in Burr Ridge for a disturbance call.
  • Officers reported finding a person hiding at the front desk, then located Vazquez Villareal in a third-floor hallway with blood on his hands, and found an unresponsive man on an inflatable bed with multiple stab wounds who was taken to a hospital in unknown condition.
  • Prosecutors allege the three men had been sharing the room for Christmas Eve, that the victim was harassed while sleeping, and that a roughly 4.5-inch knife was used after a third person stepped out for a phone call; the next court date is Jan. 20.