The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is investigating after an inmate at the Lake County Jail was found unresponsive and later died on Wednesday. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher Covelli said a 31-year-old Park City man, whose name has not been released, was brought to the Lake County Jail on July 17 on felony […]
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Woman surrendering on warrant at Lake County Jail saved after overdosing
A woman who turned herself in to the Lake County Jail on a warrant was saved by corrections officers after she overdosed in the waiting area on Thursday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Christopher Covelli said that a 37-year-old North Chicago woman turned herself in to the Lake County Jail on Thursday just before 1 […]
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Lake County Jail inmate charged after falsely accusing guard of sexual assault
A Park City woman has been charged after sheriff’s officials said she falsely accused a corrections officer at the Lake County Jail of sexual assault. Teresa M. Guzman, 36, of the 3300 block of Judy Lane in Park City, has been charged with one count of making a false report to police, which is a […]
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Jail corrections officer arrested for touching woman’s butt, making inappropriate gesture
A Lake County jail corrections officer has been charged after a food service contractor accused him of touching her butt and making a sexual gesture towards her, authorities said. Lake County corrections officer Darin Chansky, 49, of the 2800 block of 55th Avenue in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged with battery on February 23. An Aramark […]
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Lake County jail officers save second inmate from committing suicide by hanging in less than a month
Two Lake County Jail corrections officers helped stop an attempted suicide in the jail, sheriff’s officials said. On July 31 at around 3:15 p.m. Lake County Corrections Officers George Gotsis and John Venetsanakos saved the life of an inmate attempting suicide in his jail cell. Officers Gotsis and Venetsanakos were conducting rounds in the Administrative […]
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Lake County corrections officers save inmate from committing suicide
Lake County Corrections Officers Manuel Duarte and Timothy Solomon saved the life of an inmate attempting suicide July 11. Officers Duarte and Solomon were conducting rounds in the Administrative Segregation Unit (Maximum Security) of the Lake County Jail when they discovered an 18 year-old inmate in his jail cell attempting suicide by hanging. He had […]