McHenry County Government: THERESA ALEXANDER FOUND GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND POSSESSION OF A FRAUDULENT DRIVER'S LICENSE

Press release from the McHenry County Government:

08/02/2021 11:20 AM

PRESS RELEASE 

August 2, 2021

THERESA ALEXANDER FOUND GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND POSSESSION OF A FRAUDULENT DRIVER’S LICENSE 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that on July 30, 2021, Theresa Alexander, 39, was found of Aggravated Battery, a Class 3 Felony; Possession of Fraudulent Driver’s License, a Class 4 Felony; Domestic Battery and Obstructing Identification, Class A Misdemeanors, following a bench trial before the Honorable Judge Michael Coppedge.

Using a fake name and false identification, Alexander was working as a live-in caregiver for an 82-year-old woman in Island Lake until the time of her arrest. Police investigation quickly uncovered the abusive nature of the relationship with Alexander striking her elderly employer multiple times. Sentencing is scheduled for September 24, 2021. 

This case was investigated by members of the Island Lake Police Department. This case was prosecuted by Tyler Mikan and Christian Michalik of the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office. 

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