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McHenry man allegedly shook and ‘bounced’ child, leaving child hospitalized with serious injuries

Posted: 24 Jul 2022 02:01 PM PDT

Deshawn M. Wilson, 24, of McHenry.

A McHenry man remains held in custody after police arrested him for shaking a child and causing the child to suffer serious injuries, court documents show.

Deshawn M. Wilson, 24, of the 4500 block of Parkway Avenue in McHenry, was charged with one count of aggravated battery to a child causing great bodily harm, a Class X felony.

A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Wilson caused great bodily harm and “permanent disability and disfigurement” to a juvenile on July 17.

Wilson bounced and shook the child, who is under 13, causing bleeding on the brain, according to the complaint.

The victim also suffered bruising to their back and chest, the complaint added.

The incident was investigated by the McHenry Police Department and officers arrested him on the evening of July 18.

McHenry County Judge Tiffany Davis set the man’s bond at $100,000, meaning he would need to post $10,000 cash.

McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney Tyler Mikan filed a motion to increase Wilson’s bond on Wednesday.

Mikan said in the motion that Wilson, who remains held in the McHenry County Jail, was ordered to have no contact with the mother of the victim as a condition in his case.

Wilson repeatedly contacted the mother of the victim at the hospital where the child was receiving treatment, Mikan said.

The contact caused the family of the victim “great distress,” Mikan added.

The motion requested that the court increase Wilson’s bond and revoke his phone privileges in the jail.

McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge denied the state’s attorney’s office’s request on the motion.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for August 12.

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‘Hate has no home here’: Lake in the Hills cafe reopens after man accused of vandalizing business, committing hate crime

Posted: 24 Jul 2022 11:36 AM PDT

Joseph I. Collins, 24, of Alsip, (right) is facing charges after police arrested him for vandalizing UpRising Bakery and Cafe in Lake in the Hills early Saturday morning. | Photo – Left: UpRising Bakery and Cafe; Photo – Right: Provided

UpRising Bakery and Cafe in Lake in the Hills has reopened after a man was charged with vandalizing the business and committing a hate crime, forcing the owner to cancel a drag show on Saturday.

“The clouds of This storm Are clearing this morning and we will reopen today with limited services and staff,” the business said on social media.

“Hate has no home here. Love and light live here. We live here. This is our home. this is our town. this is our county. this is our fight. we're not turning our backs or backing down now,” the post said.

The business will be open until 4 p.m. Sunday after opening at 9 a.m.

Joseph I. Collins, 24, of the 11700 block of South Ridgeway Avenue in Alsip, was charged with hate crime, a Class 4 felony, and criminal damage to property, a Class 4 felony.

The Lake in the Hills Police Department said they responded around 12:04 a.m. Saturday to UpRising Bakery and Cafe, 2104 West Algonquin Road.

Responding officers were notified of an in-progress criminal damage to property and that the suspect had fled on foot, according to Lake in the Hills Police Department Communications Coordinator Rachael Ruiz.

An Algonquin police sergeant had spotted Collins leave the scene and was “instrumental in this incident,” Ruiz said.

Joseph I. Collins, 24, of Alsip.

Lake in the Hills officers, along with the Algonquin police sergeant, took Collins into custody.

UpRising Bakery and Cafe sustained significant damage early Saturday morning, Ruiz said.

Officers found broken windows and hateful messages spray painted on the building.

“The safety and Constitutional rights of everyone are always the Lake in the Hills Police Department's priority,” the department said in a statement.

“The Police Department is disheartened this happened in our Village, remain steadfast in our commitment to public safety and have zero tolerance to crimes against all members our community,” the statement added.

Collins was later transported to the McHenry County Jail and appeared for a bond hearing.

Police say that UpRising Bakery and Cafe, 2104 West Algonquin Road in Lake in the Hills, was vandalized early Saturday morning as a controversial drag show was scheduled to take place later that day. | Photo: UpRising Bakery and Cafe

A McHenry County judge set the man’s bond at $10,000. He was released after posting 10% of his bond Saturday evening.

In a statement early Saturday morning, the business said on social media they canceled their events for the weekend and were closed Saturday “for the safety of the performers, staff, and community.”

“At this time we ask everyone: DO NOT COME TO OUR LOCATION AT ALL TODAY. We did not want to back down from Bullies but absolutely cannot in good conscience continue with tomorrows plans. It breaks our hearts. we will update when we can,” the owner said.

UpRising Bakery and Cafe's owner reported receiving in-person and online threats earlier this month after they announced they were hosting a drag show where children were welcome to attend.

The event, which has since been canceled, was scheduled to take place Saturday.

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8-year-old Cooper Roberts had popsicle, went outside for first time while he continues to recover after Highland Park shooting

Posted: 24 Jul 2022 10:17 AM PDT

Cooper Roberts, 8, was critically injured and remains hospitalized after a gunman opened fire during the Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park. | Photo: GoFundMe

Cooper Roberts, the boy who was shot in the Highland Park parade shooting, went outside and had a popsicle for the first time on Thursday since he was hospitalized.

Roberts, 8, suffered a gunshot to the abdomen and his spinal cord was severed. He was airlifted to a hospital in Chicago where he remains.

Family spokesperson Anthony Loizzi said Friday morning Cooper remains in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Cooper sat up and breathed on his own last weekend.

He was moved back to critical condition after a CT scan showed the fluid building up in his pelvis is an abscess, Loizzi said.

Doctors discussed on Friday how they can drain it. His fever has been returning on and off, likely due to the infection.

A fundraiser was started for the Roberts family after a mother and her two sons were injured during the mass shooting in Highland Park on July 4, 2022. | Photo: GoFundMe

Cooper was able to take liquid by mouth, an orange popsicle, for the first time since he was hospitalized, Loizzi said.

He also went outside in his wheelchair for the first time on Thursday.

Cooper underwent a procedure on June 11 which revealed a tear in his esophagus reopened.

The tear continues to heal from surgeries, Loizzi said.

Cooper received a package from the Milwaukee Brewers, his favorite baseball team, that had a personalized jersey.

It “really lifted his spirits,” Loizzi said.

The Milwaukee Brewers sent Cooper and Luke Roberts personalized jerseys as the twins continue to recover after the Highland Park mass shooting on July 4, 2022. | Photos: Tony Loizzi (Twitter)

Keely Roberts, who is the superintendent for Zion Elementary School District 6, was attending the Highland Park parade on July 4 with her two twin sons, Cooper and Luke.

Keely and Cooper were both shot when a gunman opened fire during the parade, wounding dozens of people and killing seven.

Keely Roberts was seriously injured but is recovering.

Keely underwent several surgeries after she suffered gunshot wounds to her leg and foot area. She was later discharged from the hospital.

Luke is recovering at home with his sisters.

Loizzi said he was able to spend time at Ewana Farms in Lake Forest with his sisters.

“Thanks to the help from some Lake Forest moms, Ewana Farms provided Luke with a private beekeeping educational session during which he was able to put on a bee suit and visit the bees at the farm,” Loizzi said.

A GoFundMe account for the family raised over $1.6 million as of Sunday afternoon.

Loizzi said the Roberts family continues to be grateful for the support they received.

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‘This is the norm in our country’: Highland Park mayor testifies before US Senate committee on mass shooting, calls for ban on ‘assault weapons’

Posted: 24 Jul 2022 08:23 AM PDT

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary and urges Congress to enact a federal ban on “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines. l Photo: YouTube (screengrab)

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, who was present during the Fourth of July mass shooting, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary and called for a federal ban on “assault weapons.”

Rotering started her testimony by recognizing the first responders who responded to the shooting.

“They miraculously caught the shooter within hours and they are what true American heroes look like,” Rotering said.

The mayor said Robert Crimo, the alleged gunman, was on the rooftop of a building just to her right and was “preparing to traumatize my hometown forever with an assault weapon.”

Numerous police departments and SWAT teams were responding on July 4 to the area of Second Street and Central Avenue in Highland Park following a shooting that left multiple people injured. | Photo: North Shore Updates

Rotering heard Crimo firing his semi-automatic rifle onto the parade and saw marching band members running.

“Grandparents were running for cover, toddlers were being placed in dumpsters for safety and the bodies of those who were hit were scattered on the ground,” Rotering said.

The seven people killed were identified as Katherine Goldstein, 64, of Highland Park; Irina McCarthy, 35, of Highland Park; Kevin McCarthy, 37, of Highland Park; Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63, of Highland Park; Stephen Straus, 88, of Highland Park; and Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78, of Morelos, Mexico; and Eduardo Uvaldo, 69, of Waukegan.

Top (Left to Right): Katherine Goldstein, Jacki Sundheim, Nicolas Toledo and Irina McCarthy; Bottom (Left to Right): Stephen Straus, Eduardo Uvaldo and Kevin McCarthy | Provided Photos

Rotering told senate members the stories of some of the victims, like the McCarthy and Roberts families.

“Less than a minute is all it took for a person with an assault weapon to shoot 83 rounds into a crowd, forever changing so many lives. And the most disturbing part? This is the norm in our country,” Rotering said.

Rotering urged Congress to enact a federal ban on “assault weapons.”

“You must federally ban assault weapons and large capacity magazines. Today is the day to start saving lives,” Rotering said.

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6 years in prison for Crystal Lake man who sold fentanyl-laced heroin to woman before her death

Posted: 24 Jul 2022 06:58 AM PDT

Lorachioe S. Sockwell, 53, of Crystal Lake.

A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to six years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to a woman shortly before she died of a drug overdose in Woodstock.

Lorachioe S. Sockwell, 53, of the 0-100 block of East Crystal Lake Avenue in Crystal Lake, was charged with six counts of drug-induced homicide, unlawful possession of heroin with intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver.

The Woodstock Police Department began investigating the death of Julia Saban, 40, of Woodstock, on November 4, 2020.

Officers found Saban dead inside her residence and located hypodermic syringes next to the woman, according to a motion filed by McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney Ken Hudson.

An investigation revealed that Sockwell purchased hundreds of dollars of illegal narcotics in Chicago and sold portions of the drugs to Saban, Hudson said.

Toxicology reports showed that Saban had 70 ng/ml of fentanyl in her blood at the time of her death. The therapeutic range for fentanyl consumption is 1-3 ng/ml.

A criminal complaint alleged that Sockwell delivered fentanyl-laced heroin to Saban and she injected a portion of it into her body, causing her death.

Sockwell was arrested on January 11, 2021.

Sockwell recently entered into a negotiated plea deal with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.

He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony, in exchange for the rest of his charges being dismissed.

McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge approved the plea deal and sentenced Sockwell to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

“We have come so far over the past six years by reducing drug overdose deaths by half, and drug-induced homicide prosecutions are a big reason why,” McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally said.

“Very often the decedent, who has already paid the ultimate price, was lied to by drug-dealers, who cut their product with fentanyl to increase supply without adding cost, about what he was purchasing,” Kenneally said.

“Nobody 'deserves' to die because of drug use, and the dealers who exploit the vulnerabilities of our residents for profit will be held strictly accountable,” he added.

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Sheriff’s office seeks public’s help in finding missing endangered woman near Harvard

Posted: 23 Jul 2022 06:21 PM PDT

Dale Follet, 70, is a missing endangered senior and she was last seen in the area of Route 23 and Dunham Road near Harvard Saturday afternoon, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said. | Photo: Silver Search Illinois

The sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing endangered 70-year-old woman who was last seen near Harvard Saturday afternoon.

Dale Follet, 70, was reported missing near Harvard and is considered endangered, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said.

Follet is described as a female white, 5-foot-4, 110 pounds with grey hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen at around 1 p.m. Saturday near Route 23 and Dunham Road in unincorporated Harvard wearing a long-sleeved salmon-covered shirt with salmon-colored leggings.

She is driving a 2017 greenish gray Lincoln MKZ sedan with Illinois license plate CB72924, the sheriff’s office said.

Anyone who locates Follet should call the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office at 815-338-2144.

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New sheriff’s canine in DuPage County named Jake in honor of slain McHenry County sheriff’s deputy

Posted: 23 Jul 2022 05:08 PM PDT

The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office’s newest canine, Jake, was named in honor of slain McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner. | Photo: DuPage County Sheriff’s Office (Facebook)

A new police canine in DuPage County was named Jake in honor of McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was shot and killed in the line of duty in 2019.

The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office announced their new bloodhound’s name earlier this week.

The 9-week-old black and tan bloodhound began his year-long training on Wednesday.

When ready, Jake will trail scent-specific human subjects.

“Traditionally, the Office would have posted a picture on social media and solicited the public's help in naming the new K9 but we've already seen this dog in action and know he is going to be something special,” the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office said.

Sheriff’s officials said they decided to name the dog in honor of McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was fatally shot in the line of duty while working for the U.S. Marshal Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.

The task force on March 7, 2019, was attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Floyd E. Brown of Springfield, who was staying at the Extended Stay America Hotel in Rockford to avoid apprehension on outstanding warrants that he had for residential burglary.

Keltner was fatally shot by Brown.

A jury found Brown guilty of second-degree murder in April.

Keltner started his career as a civilian booking officer at the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office before joining the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

Howard Keltner, his father, is a retired DuPage County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Corrections and Jacob's brother, Zachary Keltner, is a lieutenant in the sheriff’s corrections bureau, officials said.

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