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Bob Berlin DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
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Court denies pre-trial release for woman accused of DUI with child passenger

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Wheaton Chief of Police Princeton Youker have announced that Judge Joshua Dieden has denied pre-trial release for Brittany Getter, a DeKalb resident accused of driving under the influence and fleeing from police with her 12-year-old daughter in the vehicle. The 33-year-old appeared in court facing charges including one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding, along with multiple misdemeanor and petty traffic offenses such as DUI, endangering the health or life of a child, reckless driving, and possession of open alcohol by a...

Bob Berlin DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
Government

Chicago man denied pre-trial release in Bensenville gas station robbery case

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Bensenville Chief of Police Dan Schulze announced that Judge Leah Bendik granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago man accused of robbing a Bensenville gas station at knifepoint. The accused, Willie Weaver, 47, of the 2400 block of W. Adams Street appeared in First Appearance Court charged with one count of Armed Robbery, a Class X Felony.

Bob Berlin DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
Government

Cook County man denied pre-trial release over alleged weapon possession

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced that Judge Brian Jacobs has denied pre-trial release for a Cook County man allegedly found in possession of a loaded gun at a Naperville recreation facility. The defendant, Gary Howard, 20, appeared in court charged with one count of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, a Class 4 Felony.

Bob Berlin DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
Government

Chicago Men Denied Pre-Trial Release for High-Speed Chase and Burglary

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police Brian Strockis announced that Judge Joshua Dieden has denied pre-trial release for two Chicago men. The accused, Kawann Moore, 39, and Richard Pegue, 35, are charged with stealing two chainsaws from a truck and leading police on a high-speed chase.

Bob Berlin DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
Government

Chicago man denied pre-trial release in road rage shooting case

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Roselle Chief of Police Rob Barreto announced that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago man, Justin Gray, 32, charged with shooting at a moving vehicle in Roselle. Gray is accused of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 Felony.

Bob Berlin DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
Government

West Chicago man denied pre-trial release on cocaine charges

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced today that Judge Joshua Dieden granted the State’s motion to detain pre-trial a West Chicago man accused of selling cocaine to a Naperville undercover officer. Jeremy Soto, 29, of the 300 block of Ann Street, appeared at First Appearance Court this morning charged with three counts of Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance - Cocaine (2 Class X Felonies and 1 Class 1 Felony) and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance - Cocaine (Class 1 Felony).

Bob Berlin DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
Government

Former Glendale Heights man sentenced to prison for sexual assault and home invasion

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh has sentenced Anthony Lane, 55, formerly of Glendale Heights, to fifty-eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for breaking into an elderly woman’s home and sexually assaulting her in November 2021. On January 10, 2024, following a three-day trial and approximately two hours of deliberations, a jury found Lane guilty of one count of Home Invasion (Class X Felony) and three counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Class X Felony). On December 6, 2021, Judge...

Bob Berlin DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
Government

Cicero man charged after high-speed chase involving stolen vehicle

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police Brian Strockis announced that the Court has denied the State’s motion to detain pre-trial a Cicero man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen motor vehicle. Javier Barajas, 22, of the 2100 block of S. 57th Avenue, appeared at First Appearance Court yesterday charged with one count of Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle (Class 1 Felony) and one count of Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding (Class 4 Felony).

Bob Berlin DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
Government

Elmhurst teens face charges over swastika carvings on school playground

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced today that Judge Kenton Skarin has granted the State’s motion to detain pre-trial an Elmhurst teen accused of carving swastikas into an elementary school’s playground equipment. Christopher Jackson, 18, of the 200 block of Boyd Avenue, appeared at First Appearance Court this morning charged with one count of Hate Crime – School Property (Class 3 Felony), one count of Criminal Damage to Government Supported Property (Class 3 Felony), and one count of Criminal Damage to Property...