A woman who violated her supervision after pleading guilty to falsely reporting to police that she had been a victim of a stabbing has been sentenced to jail time. Jennifer J. Caldwell, 50, of the 700 block of St Johns Road in Woodstock, pleaded guilty in May 2019 to attempted disorderly conduct, a Class A […]
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90 days in jail for drunk driver who crashed into building in Woodstock, seriously injuring woman
A drunk driver who was more than four times over the legal limit when he crashed into a Woodstock business, seriously injuring a female customer inside, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. Jose L. Urbina, 35, of the 300 block of Ridgeland Avenue West in Woodstock, was charged with aggravated driving under the […]
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 […]
Woodstock man charged with calling in bomb threat that prompted evacuation of over 1,000 employees
A Woodstock man has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to a national real estate company that prompted the evacuation of over 1,000 employees, police said. Patrick S. Bangeman, 75, of the 300 block of Railroad Street in Woodstock, was charged with transmitting a false bomb threat, a Class 3 felony. Woodstock Police […]
Man charged with cutting man multiple times with large knife in Woodstock
A Woodstock man was arrested after he allegedly cut another person multiple times with a large kitchen knife in Woodstock on Saturday, police said. Wayne S. Dobbins, 54, of the 800 block of Prairie View Lane in Woodstock, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery using a deadly weapon, a Class 3 felony. A […]
Judge reverses conviction, orders new trial after previously finding Woodstock man guilty of sexually assaulting child
A judge has ordered a new trial and thrown out the conviction against a Woodstock man after previously finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a child in Woodstock. Nathan H. Rigg, 35, of the 200 block of North Tryon Street in Woodstock, was indicted in April 2021 on charges of three counts of predatory criminal […]
Woodstock man gets 6 years in prison for driving drunk, killing man in crash near Hebron
A Woodstock man was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to driving drunk when he caused a rollover crash that killed a 48-year-old man near Hebron. Andres Carbajal-Bernal, 29, of the 800 block of Zimmerman Road in Woodstock, was charged with reckless homicide, three counts of aggravated driving under the […]
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, […]
39-year-old woman charged with attacking nurse at hospital in Woodstock
A Woodstock woman was arrested by police after she allegedly shoved and struck a nurse at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Woodstock Saturday morning. Elizabeth M. Trujillo, 39, of the 700 block of Washington Street in Woodstock, was charged with aggravated battery to a nurse, a Class 3 felony. A criminal complaint alleges Trujillo committed a […]