A judge denied pre-trial release to a woman who allegedly slashed a man in the face with a knife and then was caught on video attacking a police officer and yelling during her arrest in Fox River Grove.
The Fox River Grove Police Department, Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and Cary Fire Protection District responded around 9:50 p.m. Sunday to the River Inn Motel, 1000 Northwest Highway, for a call of a stabbing.
A man was reported to be stabbed in the face, according to initial reports. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleged that the man’s girlfriend, Faith A. Harnish, 19, of Fox River Grove, was the suspect.
Harnish, who resides at the motel, used a steak knife to inflict a laceration on the right side of the man’s face, the complaint said.
A witness reported the victim was bleeding from his head but was able to walk on his own before he was transported by paramedics.
Police officers began searching for Harnish, who was not immediately located when officers arrived at the scene.
A McHenry County sheriff’s canine unit was called to the scene along with the Huntley Police Department for a drone to aid in the search.
Harnish was spotted by an officer around 11 p.m. near the motel.
She was non-compliant with officers and ran into a wooded area. The canine unit called her out and she eventually ran out towards the canine.
A video captured by a Lake and McHenry County Scanner photographer showed Harnish running toward the canine while yelling, “Come here puppy, come here. Come the f–k here” as she clapped her hands and jumped up and down.
Harnish kneeled to the ground and put her hands in the air, at which point an officer arrested her.
Harnish yelled “You stupid little b—h, back up” at the police canine as it stood in front of her barking during the arrest.
The woman calmed down before again acting erratically, the video showed. She yelled profanities at the arresting officer and then tried kicking him when he had her stand up once she was in handcuffs.
“I don’t give a f–k. I didn’t do s–t,” Harnish yelled. She then kicked the officer twice in his legs while yelling “Kill your f–king self,” according to the video.
A female officer searched Harnish before officers placed her in the rear of a squad car to be transported to the police department.
The complaint said Harnish also spat onto two officers and threw a landline phone while at the police department, shattering it.
Harnish was charged with two counts of domestic battery, two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer and criminal damage to property.
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a petition to detain Harnish pending trial, calling her a real and present threat to the safety of others.
She appeared in court on Monday where McHenry County Judge Carl Metz granted the petition.
A status of preliminary hearing was scheduled for Wednesday morning.