A man, who is a serial window peeper involving women in McHenry County, is facing new charges after he was allegedly caught window peeping in Marengo.
Dustin D. Hanabarger, 35, of Union, was charged with one count of enhanced disorderly conduct by window peeping, a Class 4 felony.
A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Hanabarger entered upon the property of another person in the 500 block of Telegraph Street in Marengo around 10:35 p.m. on May 31.
The complaint said Hanabarger entered the property for a “lewd or unlawful purpose” and deliberately looked into the home through a window.
An arrest warrant was issued for Hanabarger on Monday and he is currently wanted.
The charge is enhanced because Hanabarger has previously been convicted at least twice for the same offense.
Hanabarger was charged in 2021 and 2022 with a total of four counts of disorderly conduct by window peeping, a Class 4 felony.
One of the cases alleged that Hanabarger was seen looking through a window of a residence “under the cover of darkness” on September 16, 2022, according to a criminal complaint.
The incident occurred at an apartment building in the 1400 block of Commons Drive in Woodstock.
Hanabarger was arrested by the Woodstock Police Department the next day.
McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney Ashur Youash said Hanabarger committed the offense while out on bond in three other window peeping cases in McHenry County.
Court records show the three other window peeping cases occurred in Woodstock.
Youash said in court documents that the victim in a February 2022 window peeping case, which occurred on Seminary Avenue, was upset that Hanabarger had been released on bond after he had been arrested.
The woman suffers from anxiety about Hanabarger being “free,” Youash said at the time.
The victim in a June 2022 window peeping case, which occurred on Willow Brooke Drive, felt unsafe after Hanabarger was released from custody following that incident, Youash said.
The fourth window-peeping case against Hanabarger occurred in December 2020 on Leah Lane in Woodstock.
Hanabarger was previously convicted of window peeping offenses in 2011 in McHenry County and in 2020 in Lee County, Youash said.
Hanabarger entered into a negotiated plea deal with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office in August 2023.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of disorderly conduct in exchange for his other two counts being dismissed.
McHenry County Judge Tiffany Davis approved the plea deal and sentenced Hanabarger to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on both charges.
It is unclear when exactly Hanabarger was released from the IDOC after being sentenced in 2023.