No Bail for Wilmette Man Accused in University of Chicago Stabbing

The Wilmette man accused of stabbing his roommate with a butcher knife at the University of Chicago is being held without bail.

A Cook County judge ordered the no bail ruling for 27-year-old Ross Jacobs after hearing he had suffered a mental breakdown before the March 13 attack and that he was scheduled to undergo a full psychiatric evaluation the day after, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

“I believe he presents a danger to himself and to others at this junction,” Judge Adam Bourgeois said.

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Jacobs, a 2006 graduate of New Trier High School in Winnetka, is accused of breaking down the door of his sleeping roommate in the early morning hours and slicing off his right ear while slashing his neck, torso, face and hands. After eluding authorities for a few days, he was captured in Texas through the use of his credit and debit cards.

Prosecutors say the attack was unprovoked, while an attorney for Jacobs claims a mental illness had caused an evaluation to be scheduled following a period of “delusional behavior and a deteriorating mental condition.”

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