Carlos Mendez Villegas (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The suspect in a Ripon stabbing, which police said was in an argument about a woman, pleaded not guilty Friday, and had his bond reduced.
Carlos Mendez Villegas, 45, faces three charges, including attempted homicide, for the Nov. 18 incident. He was bound over for trial and immediately had his arraignment, court records show. No future court dates are listed.
Additionally, his cash bond was reduced from $1 million cash to $100,000 cash, court records state.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to an apartment complex on Thorne Street at 4:42 a.m. for a fight. After it was broken up, Mendez Villegas said he was defending himself against the victim. Mendez Villegas believed the mother of his child was cheating on him with the victim. The woman told police she was now dating the victim.
“The defendant stated they were fighting and he took the knife out of VICTIM’s hand and maybe defendant stabbed VICTIM, but he did not know and he did not mean to do it. The defendant stated, ‘it was him or me.’,” the complaint states.
However, Mendez Villegas later told police he punched the victim first, starting the fight.
“VICTIM stated he tried to protect himself when they were outside wrestling, but the defendant hit him with the pipe. VICTIM stated the defendant stabbed him in the kitchen. VICTIM stated that when he was stabbed, he ran outside and the defendant got him outside. VICTIM stated he was struck with the pipe outside,” the complaint states.
The victim was also arrested for outstanding warrants, police said.
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