SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - Prosecutors said preliminary bond has been set at $5 million for a murder suspect in a Sangamon County death investigation. 

Police arrested Benjamin H Reed, 32, of Thayer, Ill. for charges of first degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He has been formally charged in Sangamon County with first degree murder, aggravated battery and unlawful restraint. 

Law enforcement responded at about 4:11 p.m. on Jan. 4 to a Thayer residence for a report of a possible stabbing. Pawnee police came to the scene, followed by Auburn police and Divernon police. Deputies came as well. 

Authorities said they found a substance that appeared to be blood near the door. After forcing entry, authorities found a 36-year-old woman deceased inside. 

Detectives arrived and obtained a search warrant. Information about a possible suspect was developed and an attempt to locate was aired. Reed was arrested at a Decatur hospital at about 6:29 p.m. 

Detectives came to Decatur and interviewed the suspect at the Decatur Police Department. He was taken for treatment for a minor wound, and then was transported to the Sangamon County Jail. 

Authorities said there is not believed to be any threat existing in the community.Â