Man Arrested in Domestic Violence Altercation
Tavarus Dean (40, Joliet) was arrested and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Domestic Battery, Obstructing Identification, and a Will County Warrant.
On May 5, 2025, at 4:50 p.m., Officers on patrol were flagged down about a stabbing that occurred in an apartment building in the 400 block of Western Avenue.
Dean was located in the stairwell of the building with a stab wound to the chest. Officers rendered medical aid to Dean
until Joliet Fire Department paramedics arrived.
Officers learned that the incident involved Dean’s 28-year-old girlfriend. She was located nearby and transported to the Joliet Police Department for further questioning.
As this investigation progressed, Detectives concluded that Dean had allegedly attacked his girlfriend in an apartment, and it was believed that she stabbed Dean to defend herself from a
further attack.
Dean attempted to provide a fictitious name when he was initially contacted by
Officers. He was also accused of having a warrant for failing to appear in court on previous retail theft charges in Will County.
Dean was transported to St. Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department for treatment of his injury. Dean was released from the hospital on May 11, 2025. He was then processed at the Joliet Police Department and transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.