Crime & Safety
Lake in the Hills Village Board President in Court on Domestic Battery Charge
A judge ordered the case be continued until next month.
LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL - Lake in the Hills Village President Paul Mulcahy was in court on Monday where a McHenry County judge ordered his domestic battery case be continued to next month.
Mulcahy has been charged with domestic battery after a woman, who he was in a “dating relationship” with called to report a domestic incident that happened on Nov. 6 at Mulcahy’s home and involved a “physical altercation,” according to the Northwest Herald.
Mulcahy, 64, was taken into custody at about 1:42 a.m. on that date and was later released bond, according to online jail records.
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Following his Monday court appearance, Mulcahy declined to comment on the charges but his attorney told the Daily Herald, “Our own investigation continues.”
Mulcahy was released from jail after posting a $200 bond. He has been ordered to surrender his firearms, according to online court records.
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Mulcahy is next expected in court on Dec. 12.
Mulcahy has been the village president since 2013.
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