Plainfield Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing Victim 18 Times In Lockport Parking Lot

On Sunday, December 10, 2023, at 7:11 PM, the Lockport Police Department were dispatched to assist  the Lockport Township Park District Police Department with a male subject who had walked into the Challenge Fitness facility, located at 2021 Lawrence Av, requesting assistance after being injured. The  male, a 23-year-old Lockport resident, was provided first aid by facility staff until the arrival of law  enforcement officers and paramedics from the Lockport Township Fire Protection District.  

While the subject was being treated for his injuries, it was discovered that he had been stabbed multiple times. The victim was conscious and was able to provide officers with information regarding the offender, who was known to him. The victim was transported to Silver Cross Hospital and was later transferred to the University of Chicago Hospital in serious condition with 18 stab wounds to multiple  parts of his body, including his face, neck, abdomen, and legs. At this time, his injuries do not appear to  be life threatening.  

Due to the extent of the victim’s injuries, the investigation was turned over to the Lockport Police Department. Detectives determined that the offender, later identified as Christian P. Mikolaitis, age 19,  had met the victim under the pretense of selling him narcotics. Mikolaitis  then, in an unprovoked attack, stabbed the victim while the victim remained seated in Mikolaitis’ vehicle. The victim was able to exit the vehicle during the attack, and Mikolaitis then fled the scene.  

Mikolaitis was located in the Minooka area by several law enforcement agencies who attempted to stop  his vehicle, but he fled from them. He was then located by officers from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office and the Morris Police Department at a rest area along Interstate 80 and was placed under arrest.  Detectives from the Lockport Police Department took custody of Mikolaitis, and he was transported to  Lockport for questioning. Mikolaitis was charged with Attempted Murder and was transported to the  Will County Adult Detention Facility to await a pretrial detention hearing. While Mikolaitis had been temporarily living in Elwood for a few months he is a resident of Plainfield.

Lockport police press release