A 19-year-old man, who is being held on charges in connection to a shooting, is now facing charges for stabbing a fellow inmate at the McHenry County Jail, court records show. Juan C. Popoca, 19, of the 300 block of South Park in Harvard, was charged with aggravated battery, a Class 3 felony, and mob […]
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Former ICE detainees sue McHenry County Jail, claim they were forced to perform unpaid labor
Multiple former immigration inmates at the McHenry County Jail have filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff’s office, claiming they were forced to perform unpaid labor while detained. The suit was filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, court records show. The plaintiffs include Aleksey Ruderman, Jason Clarke, […]
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McHenry County Jail inmate charged with throwing urine onto corrections officer
A McHenry County Jail inmate, being held on burglary and theft charges, was charged with throwing urine all over a corrections officer earlier this week, court records show. Kwantrell C. Williams, 24, of the 2300 block of Joppa Avenue in Zion, was charged with aggravated battery of a correctional employee, a Class 2 felony. A […]
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Man charged with bringing pills, marijuana into McHenry County Jail in Woodstock
A Port Barrington man has been charged with bringing marijuana, pills and other drugs into the McHenry County Jail in Woodstock, court documents show. Michael R. Schlaffer, 32, of the 600 block of Camden Lane in Port Barrington, was charged with two counts of bringing a controlled substance into a penal institution as Class 2 […]
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McHenry County Jail inmate charged with throwing urine at corrections officer
A McHenry man being held in the McHenry County Jail is facing additional charges after he allegedly threw urine at a corrections officer last week. Nicholas B. Hitztaler, 23, of the 800 block of North Melrose Court in McHenry, has been in the McHenry County Jail since November 24, jail records show. He was being […]
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2 inmates charged with beating fellow inmate during attack at McHenry County Jail
Two inmates were charged with beating a fellow inmate during an attack at the McHenry County Jail earlier this month, court documents allege. Nikolis D. Thurnau, 33, and Sebastian M. Pietrzyk, 25, are both charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery and mob action, which are all felonies. Pietrzyk and Thurnau are […]
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McHenry County loses bid to keep holding ICE detainees at McHenry County Jail
ICE detainees are no longer allowed to be held in the McHenry County Jail after a federal court allowed a provision in the Illinois Way Forward Act to go into effect this past week. The Illinois Way Forward Act, which prohibits jails in Illinois from housing ICE detainees, went into effect on January 1. Senate […]
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Nearly 60 inmates, corrections officers test positive for COVID-19 at McHenry County Jail
The McHenry County Jail is on lockdown after nearly 60 inmates and corrections officers tested positive for COVID-19, the sheriff’s office said. McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Byrnes said the McHenry County Jail in Woodstock has seen 42 inmates and 15 corrections officers test positive for COVID. The jail began seeing cases on December 21 […]
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Federal court delays new law that will prohibit Illinois jails from housing ICE detainees amid lawsuit appeal
A federal appeals court has delayed a new law from going into effect that would prohibit jails in Illinois from housing ICE detainees as the court hears an appeal in a lawsuit filed by McHenry County. Senate Bill 667 — also called the “Illinois Way Forward Act” — was passed 36-19 in late May. In […]