Man Bites, Chokes, Drags Woman Across Highway: Sheriff

WILMINGTON, IL — A 26-year-old Braidwood man is in the Will County Jail after sheriff's deputies say John Michalowski Jr. beat a woman, striking her, biting her, choking her and dragging her by her hair across Route 129 and Stripmine Road in Wilmington.

Michalowski was booked into the Will County Jail late Tuesday night, and he's charged with aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, criminal damage to property, resisting a peace officer and violation of bail bond stemming from his Aug. 7 arrest in Wilmington.

According to the Will County Sheriff's Office: deputies were notified of a disturbance at Route 129 and Stripmine Road around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. At the scene, deputies saw Michalowski jogging away from a car parked along the side of Stripmine Road and ordered him to stop, but he didn't, authorities said.

Police say Michalowski ran back to his vehicle and he refused to come out.

"While on scene, deputies then spoke to a female who was inside the vehicle,"Will County Sheriff's Office reports state. "She stated that her and John were having a conversation about their relationship when John became extremely angry.

"John threw objects at the vehicle causing the windshield to crack and began striking the female. John proceeded to bite, headbutt, choke and drag the woman by her hair across the roadway."

Another motorist saw the attack as it happened, and she called 911 asking for police assistance, the sheriff's office stated.

A Braidwood resident, Michalowski lives in the 800 block of West Main Street, jail logs show. His bail was set at $100,000.