The coroner has identified the McHenry County Jail’s third inmate to die in two weeks as a 74-year-old man who was being held after allegedly shooting at his wife in Johnsburg. Timothy Mumford, 74, of Johnsburg, was found unresponsive in his cell at the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility in Woodstock, according to McHenry County […]
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SWAT, heavy police presence reported amid search warrant in McHenry neighborhood
Officials are asking people to avoid the area after a heavy police response and SWAT response was sent to a neighborhood in McHenry Wednesday morning. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office were seen in the area of Home Avenue and Highview Avenue. Police officials said the agencies were “involved in police activity” […]
74-year-old man dies after being found unresponsive in cell at McHenry County Jail in Woodstock
A 74-year-old man was found dead in his cell at the McHenry County Jail in Woodstock Tuesday, the third inmate to die in custody in the county in two weeks. The 74-year-old man was found unresponsive in a single-occupied booking cell around 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Corrections officers at […]
Man found carrying loaded gun, drugs on platform of Metra train station in Crystal Lake
A 20-year-old man was arrested by deputies after they found him with a loaded gun and drugs on the platform of a Metra train station in Crystal Lake. Benjamin K. Sherwood, 20, of Crystal Lake, was charged with armed violence, manufacturing or delivery of cocaine, manufacturing or delivery of fentanyl, two counts of felon in […]
Man who was shot after allegedly firing rifle at McHenry County sheriff’s deputies dies in custody while awaiting trial
An inmate being held for attempted murder after allegedly shooting a rifle at sheriff’s deputies near Harvard last year has died in custody while awaiting trial. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said Randall B. Little, 59, of Harvard, died on Sunday. Little, an inmate at the McHenry County Jail, was transported to a hospital concerning […]
Judge sentences former McHenry man to probation for beating, seriously injuring two cats in McHenry
A judge has sentenced a former McHenry man to probation after he took a plea deal in a case where he was charged with beating two cats and seriously injuring them. Nicholas Martins-Leshinski, 22, of Monona, Iowa, was charged in December 2021 with two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, two counts of cruelty to […]
Then-juvenile, now adult charged in shootout that left teenager shot at gas station in Harvard
A teenager who was arrested by a SWAT team has been charged in adult court in connection with a shootout between two groups that left another teenage shot in Harvard in September. Inosensio Bautista, 18, of Harvard, was charged with three counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a gang […]
Longtime McHenry County circuit court clerk awarded Illinois’ ‘County Official of the Year’
The McHenry County circuit court clerk, who has served in the position for over 15 years, has been awarded Illinois’ County Official of the Year after being nominated for the award. Illinois Association of Court Clerks President Lisa Fallon nominated McHenry County Circuit Court Clerk Kathy Keefe for the Illinois Association of County Officials “County […]
Woman trapped, seriously injured after t-bone crash impacts traffic on Route 31 near Algonquin
A woman had to be extricated from her car after she was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 31 in Algonquin that also left a second person injured. The Cary Fire Protection District and Algonquin Police Department responded around 11:10 a.m. Saturday to the intersection of Route 31 and Klasen Road in Algonquin. Firefighters […]