Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Frankfort's Fire and Police Commission wants the alleged victim of Frankfort cop Donald Walsh to testify before a disciplinary hearing, reports the Sun-Times Media.
While the courts are pursuing the criminal case against Frankfort Police Officer Donald Walsh for alleged aggravated domestic battery and burglary charges, the official disciplinary action by the Frankfort Board of Fire and Police Commissioners is seeking testimony from the victim. That may be a violation of the victim's rights. Walsh, who is accused of beating his former girlfriend in July 2012, is facing a hearing of the Fire and Police Board. Village Attorney David Silverman is seeking testimony from the victim, who fears she could be at risk if she agrees to testify. The Will County prosecutor in the case, Dave Neal, told Will County Judge Bobbi Petrungaro "he believes the village’s desire to subpoena the woman violates her rights …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Prosecutors added a count of residential burglary to a Frankfort cop's felony domestic battery case.
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Prosecutors added a count of residential burglary to a Frankfort cop's felony domestic battery case.
A Frankfort cop charged with beating up his Mokena girlfriend was slapped with an additional count of residential burglary during his arraignment Friday morning. Donald Walsh, 29, pleaded not guilty to that charge, as well as to the counts of domestic battery and aggravated domestic battery he was already facing for allegedly attacking his girlfriend in July. Special prosecutor Dave Neal said the residential burglary charge stems from Walsh allegedly breaking into the home of his 32-year-old girlfriend with the intent to batter her. The girlfriend accused Walsh of slipping into her house while she slept in the early hours of July 25. After "verbally assaulting" her and demanding to see who she had been calling on her cell phone, the …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The case against a Tinley Park woman charged with driving over her boyfriend will be back in court again next month.
Some women walk all over men. Christine Meyers allegedly drove over one. Meyers, 23, appeared in court for a brief hearing Thursday morning and was scheduled to return Feb. 28. The Tinley Park woman was arrested in December after an argument with her live-in boyfriend ended with her running him over with her car, police said. Meyers was charged with aggravated domestic battery in connection with the incident that allegedly left her 21-year-old boyfriend with severe burns to his chest, back and scrotum. The scrotum burns reportedly required surgery. Despite the grievous injuries supposedly suffered under Meyers' tires, the boyfriend reportedly at first told police someone else ran him over while he was crossing the street. According to a …
Friday, January 11, 2013
The Tinley Park man jailed for allegedly bashing his wife's head in with a weightlifting bar was arrested twice before on domestic battery charges.
A Tinley Park man jailed on murder charges for allegedly bashing his wife's head in with a weightlifting bar pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday. Bahaa Sam, 47, appeared before Judge Robert Livas via a closed circuit video feed from the Will County jail. Livas allowed the public defender's office to withdraw from the case so Palos Park attorney John Eannace could enter his appearance to represent Sam. An interpreter translated the proceedings into Arabic for Sam, who is being held in lieu of $5 million bond. Sam allegedly bludgeoned his wife, 38-year-old Nermeen Sam, to death Dec. 19, clubbing her in the head at least 10 times with a weightlifting bar. Police and paramedics went to Sam's house after a Tinley Park public works …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Chris Vaughn, a student death, an oil leak and the resignation of District 159's superintendent were all hot topics for Mokena in November.
Here’s a recap of the posts that generated the most interest on Mokena Patch in November. Did you catch all of them? Click on the headlines below to read the full story. Blame it on Drew Peterson, Says Killer Chris Vaughn's Lawyer First, he killed one wife, then he was named a suspect in the disappearance of another, and now Drew Peterson's very existence has mucked up Christopher Vaughn's murder trial, the Oswego man's lawyer said Monday ... for more, click here. Student's Arrest Tied to Friend's Overdose Death at Lewis: Cops A 20-year-old Frankfort woman died of a drug overdose while at a Lewis University dorm this weekend, and the friend with whom she was staying has been arrested for trying to conceal her role in the death, Romeoville…
Friday, November 23, 2012
A Mokena family is involved in two domestic battery incidents, just hours apart, involving a boyfriend, a daughter, a mother and an aunt. Both the boyfriend and the aunt ended their Saturday night in jail, awaiting bond hearings.
SATURDAY, Nov. 17 Joshua A. Cerrone, 21, of the 10700 block of Green Meadows Drive, was arrested on charges of domestic battery, after an incident in the 10700 block of Green Meadows Drive involving his girlfriend's mother. When police arrived on the scene, they spoke with the victim, who said that Cerrone came home with her daughter at about 4:30 a.m., and burst into the victim's bedroom. The victim said Cerrone began yelling at her, putting his hands around her throat, before they began to push and shove one another. She said Cerrone then threw her over a chair and into the kitchen wall, where they continued to argue with each other. Cerrone said that he and his girlfriend were out celebrating his 21st birthday, when they came home and …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Mokena Police Department reports, Nov. 4-6 • Pot Possession and a Runaway Arrestee • Alleged Trespassing and Accusations at St. Mary Church • Father-Son Fight Leads to Arrests for Both.
Editor's Note: This article was edited after publication. SUNDAY, NOV. 4 Two Mokena men face a slew of charges after one was discovered with pot in his car and the other gave Mokena police the runaround. Scott R. Stec, 22, of the 10700 block of Crystal Creek Drive, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting and obstructing a peace officer, after he aggressively attempted to evade arrest, according to police reports. Marko Blagojevic, 21, of the 10600 block of Revere Road, is charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug equipment, after police discovered the drugs and accessories in his car. An officer on patrol was driving westbound on Crystal Creek Drive, when he saw a vehicle parked at 1:50 a.m. on a driveway on the …
Thursday, August 30, 2012
The Will County Sheriff's Office has outstanding warrants on these village residents.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Laura R. April, 56, is wanted for driving on a suspended license. The warrant was issued Aug. 9, and bond was set at $5,000. April's last known address was 19329 S. Wolf Road. Michael K. Benson, 31, is wanted for domestic battery and physical contact. The warrant was issued March 17, 2011, and bond was set at $20,000. Benson's last known address was 10701 LaPorte Road. Codey M. Cervantes, 20, is wanted for possession of drug paraphernalia. The warrant was issued Aug. 20, and bond was set at $5,000. Cervantes' last known address was 11100 Daniel Trail. Shawn P. Espeland, 29, is wanted for domestic battery and physical contact. The warrant was issued May 27, 2009, and bond was set at $10,000. Epeland's last known address was 11201 W. 191st. …
Friday, July 27, 2012
Mokena police said Frankfort Police Officer Donald Walsh choked and headbutted a woman, leading to a charge of domestic battery on July 25.
Frankfort police officer Donald Walsh, 29, was arrested in Mokena and charged with domestic battery July 25, after allegedly choking and headbutting a woman, Sun-Times Media reports. Mokena police said they responded to a 9-1-1 call at 3:48 a.m. on the 11500 block of Stratford Road, from a 9-year-old girl who heard her mother screaming. When officers arrived on the scene, the victim, a 31-year-old woman with whom Walsh had an on-and-off dating relationship, approached them from a neighbor's home and told them that Walsh was inside the woman's home with a gun to his head and that he had threatened to kill himself, Mokena police said. Officers made contact with him at the front door, detained him, and determined that a domestic battery had …
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