A judge has set bond at $500,000 for a Zion man who allegedly followed a woman home and spat bloody saliva in a sheriff’s deputy’s face and then bragged about having a transmittable disease. Ben Smart, 55, of the 4200 block of Barberry Lane in Zion, was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, […]
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Parolee allegedly follows woman to her Beach Park home, fights with sheriff’s deputies and spits in their face
Authorities say a convicted felon out on parole followed a random woman to her home and then fought with sheriff’s deputies and spit in their face when they tried to arrest him. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a 47-year-old Beach Park woman was driving home around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. She noticed […]