Officers captured a hiding suspect wanted for attacking and injuring a woman following an hour-long search involving a drone and a canine unit in Libertyville.
The Libertyville Police Department responded around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday to a residence in the 600 block of Meadow Lane for a domestic disturbance.
Police officers arrived and located a female victim and determined she suffered minor injuries, Libertyville Police Department Sgt. Dusan Racic said.
Officers learned that the male offender, Michael F. Knight, 47, of Palos Heights, fled the area on foot.
Racic said officers obtained a description of Knight and initiated a canvass of the surrounding area to locate him.
The female victim was evaluated by the Libertyville Fire Department and later released from their care.
Additional law enforcement agencies were requested to assist with searching the area.
Prosecutors said a perimeter was set up and a canine unit and a drone were used.
Members of the Vernon Hills Police Department, Mundelein Police Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded.
Racic said Knight was located around 10 a.m. in the area of Riverside Park where he was taken into custody without incident.
Prosecutors said Knight was found hiding in the bushes along the Des Plaines River.
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and approved one count of aggravated domestic battery and two counts of domestic battery.
Knight was transported to the Libertyville Police Department and later transferred to the Lake County Jail.