Chicago man charged in stabbing, robbery on Near West Side

CHICAGO - A man is facing charges in connection with a stabbing and robbery Tuesday morning on Chicago's Near West Side.

Tramain Bates, 41, allegedly held up a 52-year-old man at knifepoint and stabbed him around 6 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Ashland Avenue, according to police.

Bates was arrested minutes later in the same block, police said.

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He was charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery/use of a deadly weapon, both felonies.

Bates, of the South Loop, is scheduled to appear in bond court Wednesday.