A woman was left unconscious with serious injuries after a vicious attack in Round Lake that prosecutors say was committed by a Beach Park man who tried to kill the victim. Jakei K. Johnson, 24, of Beach Park, called 911 just after 11 p.m. on May 28 reporting that he found his friend unconscious and […]
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Cary police officer arrested in Florida after allegedly slamming woman to ground, repeatedly stomping on her face
A Cary police officer was arrested in Florida and has since resigned after a report says he slammed an apparently random woman to the ground and then stomped on her face, causing her to lose consciousness. The incident happened just after 2 a.m. on March 1 at Gateway Live, which is a bar in Sarasota, […]
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Man caught on video body-slamming his elderly mother onto roadway in front of oncoming car in Wauconda
A man was arrested after authorities say he body-slammed his own elderly mother onto the roadway “like a football player,” directly in front of an oncoming car, leaving her with serious facial injuries in Wauconda. Kevin M. Drew, 42, of Wauconda, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery to a victim over age 60, […]
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Man found fit to stand trial after allegedly becoming enraged over job app, trying to murder female clerk in Woodstock
A man has been found fit to stand trial after he allegedly became enraged over a job application and tried to murder a clerk, leaving her severely injured, before trying to blow up the gas station in Woodstock. Austin Silverman, 29, of Woodstock, was charged in December with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery in a […]
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‘Horrific act’: Judge convicts man of random attack where he nearly murdered woman in McHenry park
A judge found a man guilty — rejecting an insanity defense — of trying to murder a woman in a brutal and unprovoked attack that left her critically injured, with one of her eyes permanently gone, and a good Samaritan injured at a McHenry park. Raymond P. Link, 49, of West Allis, Wisconsin, was found […]
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Johnsburg woman accused of attacking witness in child sex crime case at McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock
A Johnsburg woman was arrested after she allegedly attacked a witness in a child sexual assault case at the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock with the intent to harass her. Carmen H. Miramontes, 32, of Johnsburg, was charged with harassing a witness, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated battery in a public place, a Class […]
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Suspect armed with knife allegedly attacks, robs Dollar General employee who was riding on scooter in Waukegan
A suspect who was armed with a knife and brass knuckles attacked and robbed a Dollar General employee who was riding on a scooter near his work in Waukegan, prosecutors said. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:30 p.m. on April 26 to the intersection of North Lewis Avenue and Golf Road near a Citgo […]
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‘A public menace for decades’: Woman repeatedly punches random child in head at North Chicago restaurant
A woman, who officials called a “public menace for decades,” walked into a restaurant in North Chicago and repeatedly punched a random child in the head in front of the victim’s mother for no reason. Myra V. Anderson, 40, of North Chicago, was charged with one count of aggravated battery of a child under 13 […]
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U.S. Marine vet allegedly claimed he was serial killer, strangled and beat woman during horrific attack at hotel in Buffalo Grove
Officials say a Vernon Hills man and former U.S. Marine claimed he was a serial killer when he randomly “snapped” and began strangling a woman until she lost consciousness in a horrific attack at a Buffalo Grove hotel. Bat E. Baasanbat, 28, of Vernon Hills, was charged with aggravated battery, a Class 3 felony, and […]