A Waukegan man was charged after he allegedly dragged his pregnant girlfriend by the hair outside a Gurnee apartment on Sunday and later fled from police while at the hospital, causing an officer to suffer a head injury. Christopher Simmons, 22, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated battery, two counts of domestic battery, resisting a […]
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Man allegedly hit police officer and paramedic, threatened to attack another paramedic in Lake in the Hills
A 53-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly hit a police officer and paramedic and threatened to hit another paramedic in Lake in the Hills last week. Mitchel High, 53, of the 1100 block of Heartland Gate in Lake in the Hills, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery, two counts of domestic battery […]
4 years in prison for man who battered family members at Crystal Lake home
A 34-year-old man, who has numerous prior convictions for domestic battery, was sentenced to four years in prison after he battered two family members at a Crystal Lake home in January 2021, court documents show. Michael Blaney, 34, of the 0-100 block of Dartmoor Drive in Crystal Lake, pleaded guilty to one count of domestic […]
Father, his girlfriend charged with attacking and injuring 16-year-old with hammer, coffee pot in Zion
A 41-year-old man and his girlfriend were both arrested after they allegedly hit and injured a 16-year-old with a hammer and coffee pot at a Zion home. Jeremy Rushing, 41, of Zion, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and two counts of domestic battery. Cynthia McClanahan was charged with aggravated domestic battery […]
3 years in prison for Woodstock man convicted in third attack on ex-wife in McHenry County
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to three years in prison for attacking his ex-wife for the third time in McHenry County, court records show. Daniel G. Paris, 55, of the 800 block of Carol Avenue in Woodstock, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of domestic battery as a Class 4 felony. Paris entered the […]
Gurnee police canine helps track down suspect who committed domestic battery in Gurnee
An offender who fled after committing a domestic battery was taken into custody thanks to the help of Gurnee Police Canine Hawk Thursday evening. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 8:20 p.m. Thursday to the 6500 block of Grand Avenue in Gurnee. Authorities said officers responded to a call of a domestic battery. The male […]
Waukegan woman charged with punching her 7-year-old son in the face, dragging him
Prosecutors say a Waukegan mother punched her 7-year-old son in the face, causing him to bounce off a wall and fall to the ground in Waukegan. Aniaha A. Bennett, 25, of the 200 block of Julian Street in Waukegan, was charged with four counts of domestic battery. An arrest warrant was issued for her on […]
McHenry man charged with resisting arrest while holding 2-year-old daughter, causing baby to hit head
A McHenry man was charged after he allegedly resisted police arrest while he was holding his two-year-old daughter, causing the baby to hit her head on a door on Tuesday in McHenry. David Starke, 40, of the 5200 block of Woodrow Avenue in McHenry, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, causing a child […]
Man arrested after allegedly attacking pregnant niece with broken piece of scissors near Round Lake
A judge set bond at $200,000 for a 34-year-old Beach Park man who allegedly battered and attacked his niece, who is pregnant, with a piece of broken scissors near Round Lake, prosecutors said. Jerrell Bulls, 34, of Beach Park, was charged with aggravated battery, two counts of domestic battery and aggravated assault. The Round Lake […]