A man, who was out on bond for shooting at a family in a car, has been ordered held without bond after he was arrested again for allegedly beating a man with a baseball bat near Marengo.
Carson Maxwell, 24, of Belvidere, was charged last month with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and criminal damage to property.
A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Maxwell struck a victim with a metal baseball bat around 1:55 a.m. on March 29.
The incident occurred at Cox Road and River Road in unincorporated Marengo.
The victim was struck in the wrist and arm and suffered major swelling and redness, the complaint said.
The victim’s Dodge 1500 truck was also damaged by Maxwell, the complaint said.
In June, Maxwell was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony, and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
Maxwell was alleged to have fired a gun intentionally towards an occupied vehicle in the area of River Road and Thorne Road in unincorporated Marengo, a criminal complaint said.
McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Byrnes told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that deputies responded to that incident and learned a road rage incident occurred.
Maxwell allegedly fired several rounds toward a vehicle, which was occupied by the victim and their family, Byrnes said.
Prosecutors said two children were in the vehicle that was shot at.
The gun Maxwell used was recovered and placed into evidence, Byrnes said.
Maxwell was released from the McHenry County Jail in that incident after posting 10% of a $100,000 bond.
An arrest warrant was issued late last month for Maxwell in the new case and he was taken into custody days later, court records show.
McHenry County Judge Mark Gerhardt initially ordered Maxwell held on a $50,000 bond.
Prosecutors filed a motion asking the court to increase Maxwell’s bond for violating his release conditions in his June case.
Prosecutors said Maxwell is also currently on probation for brandishing a firearm and threatening another person in Winnebago County.
McHenry County Judge James Cowlin rescinded Maxwell’s bond until further court order during a hearing last week.
Maxwell, who is being held in the McHenry County Jail, has pleaded not guilty to all charges in both cases, court records show.
A trial date status hearing is scheduled for June 14.