A Woodstock man was sentenced to conditional discharge after pleading guilty to calling in a bomb threat to a national real estate company which prompted the evacuation of over 1,000 employees. Patrick S. Bangeman, 76, of the 300 block of Railroad Street in Woodstock, was charged last May with transmitting a false bomb threat, a […]
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3 years in prison for convicted felon who was found with loaded gun after allegedly firing shot in Lake in the Hills
A judge has sentenced a convicted felon to three years in prison for illegally possessing a loaded gun after allegedly firing a shot in a residential area in Lake in the Hills. Travious O. Brown-Utley, 25, of the 500 block of Lacy Avenue in Streamwood, was charged in April 2021 with three counts of felon […]
Judge sentences Harvard man to 6 years in prison for sexually assaulting child over 7-year span
A judge sentenced a Harvard man to six years in prison for sexually assaulting a child over a seven-year span and also attempting to possess child pornography. Francisco Hernandez-Ramos, 47, of Harvard, was charged in August 2021 with criminal sexual assault of a child, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child and […]
Mundelein man sentenced to 9 years in prison for sexually assaulting juvenile family member
A Mundelein man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a family member who was under 18 years old, court records show. Mario Nakayama, 55, of the 0-100 block of North Garfield Avenue in Mundelein, was indicted by a grand jury in December 2018 on six counts […]
‘Your children, by your hand, lost their mother:’ Judge sentences Deerfield man to 65 years in prison for killing wife
A Deerfield man was sentenced Thursday to 65 years in prison for the murder of his wife after he held her hostage and stabbed her in their Deerfield home in 2018. Gary A. Kamen, 59, of the 1000 block of Peachtree Lane in Deerfield, was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He was […]
‘Brutal and heinous’: Deerfield man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to holding wife hostage before killing her
A Deerfield man faces up to life in prison after he pleaded guilty Wednesday to the murder of his wife after he held her hostage and stabbed her in their home in 2018. Gary A. Kamen, 59, of the 1000 block of Peachtree Lane in Deerfield, was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder. […]
5 years in prison for Crystal Lake man convicted of possessing child pornography
A Crystal Lake man was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing an explicit video of a child being sexually assaulted. Eloy Cardoso-Ortiz, 47, of the 300 block of Keith Avenue in Crystal Lake, was charged with one count of possession of child pornography, a Class 2 felony. […]
Judge sentences Melodie Gliniewicz, wife of disgraced Fox Lake police officer, to probation
A judge has sentenced Melodie Gliniewicz, the widow of former Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, to probation Tuesday after she pleaded guilty to a charge relating to misusing charitable funds. Melodie Gliniewicz, 57, of the 38500 block of North Lakeside Place in Antioch, was charged in 2016 with multiple charges, including unlawful use of […]
Former staffer of U.S. Rep Brad Schneider pleads guilty to stealing almost $80,000 in taxpayer money
A former staffer of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, whose district includes Lake County, has pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $80,000 in taxpayer money by falsifying paperwork, prosecutors said. Sterling Carter, 24, of Glenwood, Georgia, was employed as the director of operations for Schneider. The 10th District, represented by Schneider, includes a large part of Lake […]