The Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office has charged Jair Ome-Munoz, 40, with attempted first-degree intentional homicide while using a dangerous weapon, domestic abuse disorderly conduct, and disorderly conduct after a Sept. 20, 2026, incident in which a woman was stabbed twice in the head, District Attorney Xavier Solis announced.
According to the criminal complaint, Ome-Munoz retrieved a knife from his vehicle during an altercation and stabbed the woman twice in the head.
One eyewitness told police she heard Ome-Munoz say, “I am going to kill her,” before seeing him approach the victim with a knife and stab her in the left temple and the back of her head. The victim required five stitches to her temple and four staples to the back of her head.
The victim told investigators that Ome-Munoz also threatened, “I am going to kill you for being nosey” and “I am going to kill you for being a snitch.”
Ome-Munoz admitted to investigators that he went to his vehicle, retrieved a knife, returned to the group, and raised the knife over his head. He said he did not remember what happened afterward and admitted consuming approximately 15 beers.
At Ome-Munoz’s initial appearance, Solis requested a $1 million cash bond. The court granted the request and set cash bail at $1 million.
The attempted-homicide charge remains pending.
Prior Kenosha Case
The DA’s office said this was not Ome-Munoz’s first contact with the Kenosha County criminal justice system.
On Dec. 5, 2023, Ome-Munoz was booked into the Kenosha County Jail after being charged with felony retail theft in Kenosha County Case No. 23CF1861. He was released the following day while Michael Graveley was district attorney.
The complaint charged him with a Class I felony after he and another person stole $529.37 in merchandise from the Somers Walmart. Both men admitted attempting to steal the merchandise despite having the means to pay.
Despite the original felony charge, the office said, under the prior Democratic leadership of the District Attorney’s Office, Ome-Munoz was permitted to resolve the case with a misdemeanor retail-theft conviction.
Immigration Status
According to federal immigration information verified by the District Attorney’s Office, Ome-Munoz is a Colombian national illegally present in the United States who was arrested at the El Paso border in 2023.
The office said the prior Democratic leadership of the District Attorney’s Office had information concerning Ome-Munoz’s immigration status during his earlier Kenosha County prosecution. His felony case was reduced to a misdemeanor, no ICE detainer was lodged at the Kenosha County Jail, and he was released rather than transferred to federal immigration authorities.
Solis said the 2023 case and Ome-Munoz’s later return to the criminal justice system illustrate policy differences between the prior administration and the current office.
Statement from District Attorney Xavier Solis
“This case is a clear example of why policies changed when I became District Attorney. The prior Democratic leadership had information that this defendant was illegally in the United States, yet his felony case was reduced to a misdemeanor and he was released without an ICE detainer being lodged at the jail.”
“The public deserves to know the complete history of defendants accused of serious violent crimes. This defendant was arrested at the border, was illegally present in this country, and later entered the Kenosha County criminal justice system.”
“Under my administration, we cooperate with federal immigration authorities and provide them information concerning defendants who are illegally present in this country. We will continue to treat violent crime with the seriousness it demands. Public safety comes first.”
