Madison County judge gives man maximum penalty for 2018 Granite City stabbing

A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the stabbing of another man in Granite City last September.

Madison County Circuit Judge Kyle Napp gave Hubert D. Hill, 55, the maximum prison sentence for the crime on Tuesday.

According to the State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons’ office, Hill stabbed 47-year-old Bryan B. Garrison in the 2200 block of Grand Avenue with a knife, which he dropped in a nearby alley. Garrison was transported to St. Louis University Hospital for treatment and survived the stabbing.

A jury found Hill guilty of the aggravated battery after just 45 minutes of deliberation on Aug. 21. Witnesses to the stabbing testified at the trial and contributed cell phone footage of the crime.

This story was originally published October 23, 2019 at 12:13 PM.

Hana Muslic

Belleville News-Democrat

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Hana Muslic has been a public safety reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat since August 2018, covering everything from crime and courts to accidents, fires and natural disasters. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and her previous work can be found in The Lincoln Journal-Star and The Kansas City Star.