A judge acquitted a convicted murderer of battering his wife at a gym in Crystal Lake following a trial where multiple eyewitnesses testified to seeing the incident. Charles C. Gozzola, 49, of Wonder Lake, was initially charged in January with one count of domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. He was later charged in February […]
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Judge rules Wonder Lake man’s previous conviction for murdering wife does not qualify as prior domestic battery conviction
A judge dismissed a felony charge against a convicted murderer after ruling the Wonder Lake man’s prior conviction for killing his wife does not count as a previous domestic battery conviction. Charles C. Gozzola, 49, of Wonder Lake, was initially charged in January with one count of domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. He was […]
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Judge reverses decision, detains convicted murderer initially released in domestic battery attack in Crystal Lake
A judge has reversed another judge’s decision and ordered a convicted murderer, who was released after allegedly attacking his wife in Crystal Lake, detained pending trial. The Crystal Lake Police Department issued an alert to law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area around 12:35 p.m. last Wednesday in regard to a domestic battery incident that […]
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Convicted murderer released after being accused of attacking woman, leading to standoff in Wonder Lake
A judge released a man, who was previously convicted of murdering his wife, after he was arrested for attacking his current wife in Crystal Lake, leading to a brief standoff. The Crystal Lake Police Department issued an alert to law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area around 12:35 p.m. Wednesday. The alert was in regard […]