Man Gets Prison For Stabbing Man In Estranged Wife's Home: Prosecutors

KANE COUNTY, IL — A Huntley man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for stabbing a man during a domestic incident in December 2020 in Carpentersville.

Joshua A. Doss, 43, of the 116 block of Woodcreek South in Huntley, pleaded guilty to a home invasion charge on Tuesday during a sentencing hearing before Kane County Judge John Barsanti.

The charge stems from a Dec. 28, 2020, domestic incident where Doss, who was going through a divorce at the time, entered the home of his estranged wife in the 3100 block of Merrywell Court in Carpentersville despite a court order that prohibited him from being at the residence, according to a news release from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.

Doss and his wife had lived at the home during their marriage, and his estranged wife was with an acquaintance, a 37-year-old man, at the time, according to authorities.

Doss, who was armed with a knife, pushed past his estranged wife and lunged at the man, stabbing him in the chest area and forearm. The man fled the home, according to the news release.

When police arrived, they found Doss in the master bedroom of the home and took him into custody.

Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Kelly Orland said the situation could've been much worse and that Doss turned an emotional situation "into an unnecessary, violent and bloody one."

"Given the severity of his injuries, the victim is lucky to be alive," Orland said. Prosecutors say he spent five days in the hospital after undergoing surgery for the knife wounds.

Doss has remained behind bars since his arrest on a $500,000 bail. He will be required to serve 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for release.

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