Bail was set at $200,000 for an axe-wielding man who allegedly attacked a man sleeping in an Arlington Heights parking garage.
Mitchell Nowak, 50, was charged with attempted murder, according to a statement from the Arlington Heights Police Department.
About 6:35 a.m. Sunday, Nowak allegedly rode a bike to a parking garage in the first block of South Evergreen Avenue and attacked a man who was asleep. Nowak struck the man with both ends of a “medium-sized axe while stating his intention to kill him” police said.
The man “complained of his injuries” and was treated at the scene, officials said.
If convicted, Nowak faces six to 30 years in prison. His next court date was scheduled for May 12.
Mitchell Nowak
Arlington Heights Police Department