A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing a shooting in Harvard and then stabbing a fellow inmate while being held in the McHenry County Jail. Juan C. Popoca, 20, of Harvard, was charged in December 2021 with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony. The Harvard Police […]
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Federal court allows lawsuit to proceed in case of former McHenry County inmates who claim they were forced to perform unpaid labor
A judge ruled a federal lawsuit can continue after multiple former immigration inmates at the McHenry County Jail claimed they were forced to perform unpaid labor while detained. The suit was filed in April 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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Homicide suspect and domestic battery suspect charged after fight inside McHenry County Jail in Woodstock
Two inmates, one of which is charged in a drug-induced homicide and the other in a domestic battery, are facing new charges after they allegedly got into a fight in the McHenry County Jail. Wasfi M. Awwad, 29, of Lake in the Hills, and Alfredo Garcia-Castillo, 32, of Harvard, were both charged with one count […]
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Federal court upholds law barring McHenry County Jail and other Illinois jails from housing ICE detainees
A federal appellate court has upheld a law that bans McHenry County, and all other Illinois counties, from entering into federal contracts to hold ICE detainees in county jails. The Illinois Way Forward Act prohibits jails in Illinois from housing ICE detainees. It went into effect on January 1. Senate Bill 667 — also called […]
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Judge sentences McHenry man to 5 years in prison for throwing urine on corrections officers
A McHenry man has been sentenced to five years in prison for throwing urine onto corrections officers on two different occasions while being held in the McHenry County Jail. Nicholas B. Hitztaler, 23, of the 800 block of North Melrose Court in McHenry, has been held in the McHenry County Jail since November 24, jail […]
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Shooting suspect charged with stabbing fellow inmate during attack in McHenry County Jail
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 […]