CARBONDALE – A Carbondale man pled guilty Tuesday to Attempted First-degree Murder in Jackson County Court.

According to the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office, a jury trial for 21-year-old Cody Simon was originally set for this month.

Just after midnight on Feb. 21 of this year, Carbondale Police responded to the 900 block of East Park Street for a report of a battery taking place. Officers located a victim with multiple stab wounds. The victim was rushed to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale with serious injuries. Witnesses revealed that Simon had stabbed the victim multiple times during a personal dispute.

Simon was taken into custody later that morning without incident and charged by the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office with two counts of Attempted First-degree Murder and one count of Aggravated Battery.

Simon is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 21. He faces 6 to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.