Man Again Accused Of Threatening Local Officials, Cops: Criminal Complaint

BARRINGTON HILLS, IL — A Barrington Hills man was arrested after allegedly posting a video threatening to kill police officers, a judge and others connected to a courthouse, officials said.

Joel A. Koskinen, 36, of Barrington Hills, has been charged with threatening a public official, a class 3 felony, and electronic harassment, a class 4 felony, according to the Lake & McHenry County Scanner.

A criminal complaint alleges the YouTube video contained violent threats directed at McHenry County Judge Jennifer Johnson where Koskinen said, "you will go and shoot that judge in her [expletive] face for being a stupid [expletive]. This will be done because of my powers and his authority," according to the Scanner report. Koskinen is also accused of threatening police officers, McHenry County prosecutors, staff members of the McHenry County Mental Health Court and the McHenry County Public Defender’s Office in the video.

Koskinen was on pre-trial release for similar allegations in connection with a YouTube videoposted last June where he is accused of threatening a Barrington Hills police officer, according to the Lake & McHenry County Scanner. He has been denied pre-trial release in the recent case.

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