LITH Man Accused of Kidnapping Ex-Girlfriend Now Charged in Jail Fight

A Lake in the Hills man who allegedly kidnapped and tortured his ex-girlfriend in Elgin last year now faces a mob action charge after authorities said he was involved in a fight at the Kane County Jail last week.

A charge of mob action - use of force or violence disturbing the peace, which is a class 4 felony, was filed Sunday against Luis M. Palomar, according to online court records. He remained in custody at the Kane County Jail on a $525,000 bond as of Thursday morning.

Authorities said Palomar and three other people were involved in the fight on April 4 at the Kane County Jail, according to the Northwest Herald. Two of the inmates who started the fight had minor injuries but no officers were injured.

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Palomar is among five defendants accused of holding a woman, who was Palomar's ex-girlfriend, against her will in a home in the 300 block of Raymond Street in Elgin. Authorities responded to the home at 6:55 a.m. on Feb. 27, 2016, and found the victim with obvious signs of injury and she was taken to a local hospital.

She told police she was at her home in the 500 block of Levine Court with her ex-boyfriend when four females entered the home and, with the help of her ex-boyfriend, forcibly removed her from the house. They are accused of putting her in a vehicle, beating her and then driving her to the Raymond Street home where the physical assaults continued, according to the news release.The victim was then held in the home against her will, police said.

Authorities issued a warrant for Palomar's arrest following the kidnapping and he was later extradited from Mexico to the Los Angeles County jail before he was transferred to the Kane County Adult Justice Center in April, according to the Northwest Herald.

He is charged with home invasion/cause injury, aggravated kidnapping/inflict harm, aggravated battery and home invasion in connection with the kidnapping.

While out in bond in 2016, he was again arrested for drug possession and burglary charges.

Palomar is next expected in court on Thursday.

Photo via the Kane County Sheriff's Office