Arrest made in Streator stabbing

One man is in custody and another is recovering in a hospital after an apparent stabbing in Streator.

Dustin Bennington of Streator was arrested over the weekend after allegedly leaving the scene of a stabbing Saturday morning. Investigators say the victim is a 20-year-old man who was stabbed several times in his upper body. He’s in critical but stable condition.

Bennington is charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a weapon. He was arrested in Fond du Lac County in Wisconsin and is being held on $500,000 bond.

Anyone with information about the stabbing should call the Streator Police Department.