A McHenry man who threatened to kill everyone at the McHenry County Courthouse and eat a judge’s face has been sentenced to probation, court records show. Jonathon T. Larson, 25, was sentenced to 2 years of probation and ordered to continue with mental health treatment after pleading guilty to harassing a witness who was a […]
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Prosecutors say suspect committed arson, tried extorting billionaire family in Highland Park by threat of kidnapping
Prosecutors say a suspect committed arson at a billionaire family’s home in Highland Park and then threatened to kidnap their daughter if they did not provide him $80,000 in cash. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Dino Katris said a garbage can was lit on fire in the driveway of a house in the 200 block […]
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Man accused of threatening to eat face of judge, kill everyone at McHenry County Courthouse
A McHenry man has been ordered detained after he was accused of threatening to kill everyone at the McHenry County Courthouse and threatening to eat a judge’s face. Jonathon T. Larson, 25, of McHenry, was charged with harassing a witness, intimidating by physical harm and communicating with a witness. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry […]
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Algonquin D300 school employee faces new charges for allegedly luring child, soliciting child pornography
A longtime employee of Algonquin-based School District 300 found with child pornography in July is facing new charges for allegedly luring and grooming a child to create child pornography. Donald J. Peters, 34, of Cary, was first charged in July with three counts of child pornography, two counts of intimidation, two counts of cyberstalking, two […]
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Longtime Algonquin District 300 school employee arrested for soliciting students, possessing child pornography
Police say a longtime employee of Algonquin-based School District 300 solicited students for their social media accounts and investigators found him possessing child pornography. The Algonquin Police Department announced they arrested Donald J. Peters, 34, of Cary, on Tuesday. The Cary Police Department, Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office assisted in […]
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Man charged with criminal intimidation of Woodstock woman, distributing her sexual images without her consent
A man has been arrested after he allegedly criminally intimidated a Woodstock woman and distributed her nude images without her consent, court records show. Justino D. Vasquez-Torres, 30, of Belvidere, was charged with two counts of intimidation, a Class 3 felony, and eight counts of non-consensual dissemination of a sexual image, a Class 4 felony. […]
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Man allegedly threatened to kill woman in Woodstock if she didn’t stop pending criminal investigation
A Woodstock man has been arrested after he allegedly threatened to slit a woman’s throat and kill her if she did not stop a pending criminal investigation, court documents show. Tanner B. Heidtke, 22, a transient of Woodstock, was charged with intimidation threatening physical harm, a Class 3 felony, and phone harassment threatening killing, a […]