Crime & Safety

Yorkville Man Rings In New Year By Fighting With Bouncers And Shorewood Cops At Skooter's Roadhouse: Police

The cops Tased the Yorkville man twice before he was subdued, police said.

A Yorkville man started off the New Year on the wrong foot when he brawled with bouncers at Skooter’s Roadhouse and then tried taking on a couple cops, police said.

The cops hit Shawn Sabo, 34, with a Taser but he kept on fighting, police said. He was reportedly subdued after he was Tased a second time.

Police were sent to the country-themed West Jefferson Street restaurant about 1 a.m. Jan. 1 to break up a disturbance. When officers arrived, they found Sabo scuffling with bouncers, police said. The officers intervened and Sabo allegedly fought with them as well.

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Sabo hit one of the officers in the face and kicked him a few times, police said.

During Sabo’s bond hearing, a Will County judge told him to stay away from Skooter’s. He was also forbidden to possess a firearm or dangerous weapon, or to drink alcohol.

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Sabo’s bond was set at $100,000. A friend posted 10 percent two days after his arrest and he was released from custody, according to county records.

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