Fermin Teodoro Lopez-Mendoza (Photo courtesy: FDL Co. Sheriff's Office)
(WTAQ-WLUK) — A man who was in the U.S. illegally was convicted of trying to kill his wife with a knife in Fond du Lac.
Fermin Teodoro Lopez-Mendoza plead no contest to attempted first degree intentional homicide, with a dangerous weapon and domestic abuse.
Bond was revoked and a sentencing date has been set for March 18, 2025.
According to the criminal complaint, on March 22, officers were dispatched to a home on County Road K for a report of a woman who had been stabbed.
When police arrived, a witness said Lopez-Mendoza had stabbed the victim with a knife after the couple was having an argument about Lopez-Mendoza moving out.
After the stabbing, the witness said Lopez-Mendoza got into a vehicle and drove off. As Lopez-Mendoz drove off, the witness threw a hammer at the vehicle, striking the back window, causing it to shatter.
The woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. She also suffered internal bleeding as her liver was punctured from one of the stab wounds, the complaint states.
Authorities were able to track Lopez-Mendoza to a residence in Ozaukee County where he was arrested. His vehicle was located in rural Calumet County and seized as evidence.
Lopez-Mendoza faces a maximum penalty of 65 years of confinement and the remaining counts were dismissed and read-in.
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