A Chicago man accused of stabbing his roommate and biting off a piece of his ear has been found in Texas . Ross Jacobs , 27 , is charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his roommate with a butcher 's knife multiple times as he slept around 3am in their apartment near the University of Chicago . The former graduate student at the institution , who is originally from the city 's northern suburbs , is mentally ill and on medication , according to the Chicago Tribune . Ross Jacobs , 27 , was arrested in Dallas County on Monday ( right ) for an incident last week in which he allegedly stabbed his roommate multiple times and bit off a piece of his ear . Jacobs 's roommate survived that attack in their apartment on South Hyde Park ( pictured ) near the University of Chicago . Jacobs had seen his father in Memphis on Saturday before heading further south , investigators said . He was arrested in Dallas County , more than 900 miles and 14 hours driving from Chicago , on Monday after withdrawing money from an ATM . The suspect 's roommate , also 27 , survived the attack on Friday but had serious injuries . His neighbor described Jacobs as having 'his own mind in his own world . ' ' I 've always encountered this guy and I 'm always on alert when I see him or approach him or whether he 's approaching me , ' Delaney Gentle told ABC7 . Chicago police believed that Jacobs could have been armed and dangerous . Chicago police have been looking for Jacobs since Friday , and he is believed to have seen his father in Memphis on Saturday before heading to Texas . The circumstances behind his arrest are not known . Despite the suspect 's everyday behavior being described as 'not of a normal person , ' he had an impressive academic track record before leaving University of Chicago in 2013 . Jacobs was an undergraduate at Bowdoin College in Maine , where he graduated with a major in political philosophy in 2010 . He won a scholarship from the conservative Phillips Foundation and wrote a column for the student newspaper in addition to reviving the college 's literary debate society . The student attended New Trier High School , part of a district that regularly ranks among the best in the country .
Ross Jacobs , 27 , arrested in Texas three days after 3am Chicago incident . Former the Chicago Tribune student saw father in Memphis on Saturday . Roommate received serious injuries but survived the attack . Neighbors said they feared Jacobs , who had been campus star in college .