Wisconsin man charged with home invasion, criminal trespass

Posted on April 25, 2017
DeMarques Greene has been charged with home invasion and two counts of criminal trespass to a residence. (WJBC File Photo)

By Patrick Baron

BLOOMINGTON – McLean County prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man with home invasion and criminal trespass to a residence after a reported break in last week.

Prosecutors said DeMarques Greene, 30, entered a residence on April 15 in the 500 block of Valley View Circle through an unlocked patio door and began fighting with a man identified as the ex-husband of the homeowner. The man grabbed a knife and stabbed at Greene, who fled the scene.

Officers found the man with a stab wound in his hand. He was transported to a nearby hospital for a non-life threatening injury.

Officers were called to the nearby Wal-Mart in the 2200 block of West Market Street where Greene was found slumped over in his vehicle with multiple stab wounds. Greene’s wounds were treated at a local hospital.

Greene was arrested Saturday by Bloomington police. His arraignment is scheduled for May 4.

Patrick Baron can be reached at [email protected].

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