Saturday, December 8, 2012
Also, attorneys of the five Indiana men charged in an attack in a Tinley Park restaurant don't think the men will accept a plea deal recently offered by a Cook County judge.
Homewood police arrested 20-year-old Monica Gonzalez, daughter of Chicago Heights Mayor David Gonzalez, and two other men following reports of loud music and “girls hollering,” according to police. Gonzalez faces charges of battery and possession of drug paraphernalia, after allegedly resisting arrest, kicking an officer on the scene and the discovery of a glass pipe in her purse. In response to his daughter's actions, Chicago Heights Mayor David Gonzales issued a statement to Patch that said he was "saddened" by the charges, and actions "certainly inconsistent with the behavior my wife and I have tried to instill in all of our children." Patch rounds up the Southland's major criminal and civil cases being heard in Cook County and Will …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Also, five teens are facing an indictment in connection to the shooting death of a 17-year-old in a Chicago Heights park, and White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk's court date was postponed.
After sitting in jail for more than a year, one teen charged in the robbery and beating death of a Palos township couple could get the chance to go home if a judge rescinds a no-bond order. A bond hearing has been set for Mohammad Salahat, 18, on Monday in a Bridgeview courtroom with his defense attorney set to argue that a psychological evaluation will show Salahat is non-violent and won't be a danger to anyone if he is released. Salahat is charged with murder in connection with stabbing and beating death of John and Maria Granat, along with three alleged accomplices: Christopher Wyma, 18; Ehab Qasem, 20; and the couple's son, John Granat, 18. The four men have been in custody without bond since the incident. Patch rounds up the Southland…
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Also, a homeless man accused in a 2011 sex assault is denied a new attorney, a jail nurse is accused of blabbing about an inmate's HIV and more court cases from the south suburbs.
A cell phone that has been in the custody of police for more than two years could yield new evidence in the first-degree murder case of Allan Kustok, who is accused of shooting his wife to death in 2010. Prosecutors said technology that wasn't available in 2010 will allow investigators to take a look at information on Kustok's cell phone, including old emails, records of Internet usage and data saved to the SIM card. Kustok is scheduled to be back in court for his next status hearing on Dec. 19. Patch rounds up the Southland's major criminal and civil cases being heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. CHICAGO HEIGHTS — Hearings Continue for Man Accused in Girlfriend's Fatal Shooting Attorneys are still exchanging evidence …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Get the latest court news from the south suburbs: Tinley man charged with scamming homeowners • Arraignment set on child porn charges • Woman attacks cop during drug test • Murder trial pushed back to 2013
Five Indiana men accused of battery and mob action for their involvement in the Ashford House attack case, are one step closer to a plea agreement as they wait for a sentencing recommendation from a Cook County judge. John Tucker, 26; Cody Sutherlin, 23; Dylan Sutherlin, 20; Alex Stuck, 22; and Jason Sutherlin, 33, have been in custody since May. They are charged with mob action, armed violence, aggravated battery and criminal damage to property. A pre-sentencing investigation wrapped up this week in Cook County Judge Carmen K. Aguilar's Bridgeview courtroom; if a deal offered by Aguilar isn't favorable to the men's defense team, the case will move forward. The next court date has been set for Dec. 7. Patch rounds up the Southland's major …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Also, the lawyer for White Sox immortal Carlton Fisk is fighting to get the Hall of Famer's driver's license back and to have evidence ejected from his drunken driving case, and more court news in the south suburbs.
A hate crime and robbery case against two southwestern suburban men that began more than two years ago ended as the pair pleaded guilty to one felony count each of a hate crime. Akram Alshoweat, 24, of Oak Lawn and Mohammed Shaban, 37, of Hickory Hills have to pay court costs and were each sentenced to 24 months probation by Cook County Judge Colleen Ann Hyland in her Bridgeview courtroom. Other related charges were dismissed. The two men were charged in connection to a June 2010 incident where police say they attacked a woman they believed to be a lesbian outside a Hickory Hills restaurant. Patch rounds up the Southland's major criminal and civil cases being heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. FRANKFORT — Frankfort …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Also, a judge won't reconsider Dawn Hamill's sentence for her conviction connected to a 2011 raid of her Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary. Prosecutors also dropped other charges related to the raid.
James West, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of felony possession of child pornography and was sentenced to six years in prison, a Cook County State's Attorney's Office spokesman said. West's girlfriend Lauren Papiez of Oak Lawn was also charged but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to probation in August. Police say the pair sent sexually explicit photos and text messages to the high school student. They were arrested in September 2011 and charged with one count each of indecent solicitation of a child. West was taken into custody at the Oak Lawn Community High School’s fall carnival, where he was operating rides for Spectacular Midway Amusement. Patch rounds up the Southland's major criminal and civil cases being heard …
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Also, five Indiana men charged in a racially-charged attack at Ashford House restaurant are considering a plea agreement.
Nicholas Sord, 24, opted this week to reject a plea agreement offered in August, the details of which have not been made public, in the reckless homicide case against him for a DUI-related crash that killed a 20-year-old New Lenox woman. Police say Jessica Mejia died on New Year's Eve in 2009 after Sord lost control of the SUV they were riding in. Authorities also said Sord's blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit. Sord's defense is that Mejia caused the accident, according to his attorney, and counsel from both sides will argue motions in January about whether other details besides Sord's drinking are revelant to the case. Patch rounds up the Southland's major criminal and civil cases being heard in Cook County and …
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Innocent verdict in neck-stabbing case • Not guilty plea for sexual images charges • Man accused of assaulting elderly dementia patient in court next week.
An attorney for a Park Forest man who is accused of fatally shooting another man over a rental dispute said during this week's arraignment his client pleads "not guilty to each and every charge" of first-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Police say Dennis Joyner, 60, a retired state trooper was in a dispute with Robert Fortson, 40, over a rental property that Joyner owned. The dispute ended with Joyner shooting Fortson several times at the Mobil gas station in the 400 block of Lincoln Highway in Chicago Heights, according to police. Patch rounds up the Southland's major criminal and civil cases being heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. CHICAGO HEIGHTS — Homewood Man Found Innocent in Chicago Heights Attempted…
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Tinley Outriggers manager smacked by customer known for confronting diners, lawyer says • Accused Bremen High fondler back in court next month • Accused Orland carjacker out on bail.
A Park Forest man accused in the shooting death of a Chicago Heights man at a gas station over a rental dispute will face arraignment in a Cook County courtroom on Tuesday. Dennis Joyner is charged with two felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and eight felony counts of murder in the shooting death of 40-year-old Robert Fortson. Joyner, 60, was recently moved to the Cook County Jail's medical ward due to his health complications. Patch rounds up the Southland's major criminal and civil cases being heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. ORLAND PARK - Accused Carjacking Accomplice Appears in Court April Schmidt, 23, facing charges connected to an Orland Park carjacking is out on bail. Schmidt pleaded not …
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Also, a Cook County judge rules that animals housed by Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary must be removed during sentencing for the owner's eight misdemeanor counts of violation of owner's duties.
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. CHICAGO HEIGHTS — Man Accused in Gas Station Homicide Moved to Medical Ward in Jail A judge granted a request from the attorney of Dennis Joyner, 60, to move the Park Forest man to the medical ward in the county jail because he has a chest defibrillator and suffers from extreme gout. Joyner is in custody for allegedly shooting and killing a Chicago Heights man at a gas station over a rental dispute. Joyner's arraigment has been set for Oct. 16. Man Charged in Girlfriend's Shooting Death Has Hearing, Confronted by Mother of Slain Woman Attorneys for both sides of the murder case against George Kleopa, 33, are still exchanging evidence …
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