A former Lake County correctional officer was arrested and charged after an investigation showed she had sexual contact with an inmate in December, officials said. Elizabeth A. Blomstrand, 40, of the 100 block of Knobb Hill Lane in Gurnee, was charged with two counts of custodial sexual misconduct and two counts of official misconduct. In […]
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Six years in prison for man who strangled pregnant woman in Crystal Lake and battered corrections officer
A man who strangled and repeatedly battered a pregnant woman in Crystal Lake and later battered a McHenry County corrections officer last year has been sentenced to six years in prison. Mason Fisher, 22, of the 200 block of East 5th Street in Belvidere, was indicted in August on charges of two counts of aggravated […]
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Death of McHenry County Jail inmate, who was being held on child porn charges, ruled a suicide
The coroner has ruled the death of a Crystal Lake man, who was a convicted felon and being held in the McHenry County Jail on child pornography charges, a suicide after he was found dead in his cell in April. Andrew S. Ladd, 42, of the 100 block of Dole Avenue in Crystal Lake, was […]
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Illinois Senate passes bill to prohibit jails in the state from housing ICE detainees
The Illinois Senate has advanced a bill to prohibit jails in Illinois from housing ICE detainees and severely limit local law enforcement from working with federal immigration agents. Senate Bill 667 — which is being called the “Illinois Way Forward Act” — was passed 36-19 on Friday. The bill says that no law enforcement agency […]
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McHenry County Board votes to keep ICE contract at McHenry County Jail
The McHenry County Board voted Tuesday evening to keep the contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that allows the county jail to house federal detainees facing deportation. In a 15-8 vote, the board voted against the resolution to cancel the contract by November 1. The vote came following more than a year of […]
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McHenry County Jail inmate held on child porn charges found dead in his cell, sheriff says
A Crystal Lake man and convicted felon being held in the McHenry County Jail on child pornography charges was found dead in his jail cell Monday evening, the sheriff said. Andrew S. Ladd, 42, of the 100 block of Dole Avenue in Crystal Lake, was being held on seven counts of possession of child pornography, […]
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20 inmates in McHenry County Jail test positive for COVID-19 in new outbreak
20 inmates at the McHenry County Jail tested positive for COVID-19 and all inmates at the jail have been placed in lockdown due to the outbreak, officials said. McHenry County Sheriff Sgt. Aimee Knop said the positive inmates are county inmates and none of the cases are in the ICE detention area of the jail. […]
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3 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at the McHenry County jail
Three inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at the McHenry County jail on Thursday and several housing units are on quarantine, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “The Corrections Division is currently working with the McHenry County Department of Health, and are following all CDC recommendations,” the statement said. The sheriff’s office said their […]
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2 ICE detainees test positive for COVID-19 in McHenry County jail
Two ICE detainees in the McHenry County jail have recently tested positive for COVID-19, according to officials. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that the two detainees are currently under isolation and monitoring. A third detainee, who was released a week ago, also tested positive for the novel coronavirus while at the jail. No […]