Authorities: Man stabbed his girlfriend to death

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of the defendant’s name, and who called 911.

A Villa Park man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend by stabbing her a dozen times, according to court records.

Anthony Jimenez, 26, of the 1600 block of South Michigan Avenue, was arrested Wednesday night at his apartment.

He is accused of killing Jessica Reyes, DuPage County court records show.

Police responded to the apartment around 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, according to a petition for detention filed by prosecutors.

Authorities say they believe Jimenez took a phone away from his mother, who had called 911, and told the dispatchers “I stabbed my girlfriend in the neck,” and “She can’t breathe. Please hurry,” according to the petition.

The petition states Jimenez told police the two were arguing in his bedroom when he accused her of being unfaithful. She left but returned to retrieve some belongings from the bedroom.

According to the petition, Jimenez told police that he locked the bedroom door behind them to prevent her from leaving.

Reyes told Jimenez that they should take a break in the relationship, according to the petition. As she entered a closet to get some items, he stabbed her with a switchblade knife, the petition states.

Another man in the apartment was able to get into the bedroom and dragged Jimenez out, according to the petition.

Reyes died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

A pretrial detention hearing for Jimenez will resume Friday morning.