Crime & Safety

Elmhurst Man Arrested Again In Battery Case: Cops

The resident is accused of violating his domestic violence bail bond, report says.

ELMHURST, IL — An Elmhurst man remained in the DuPage County Jail on Thursday after being arrested earlier in the week on a charge of violating his domestic violence bail bond, police said.

A 26-year-old Elmhurst man was arrested about 6 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of West Crockett Avenue.

According to a police report, a victim said the man was in violation of a bail bond order from a previous domestic violence incident. Officers found the man and placed him under arrest. He was taken to jail, where he is being held on a $750 bond, according to the jail's website.

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In April, he was arrested after he struck a person in the mouth at his house in the 600 block of West Crockett Avenue.

He has been arrested at least three other times in Elmhurst since early 2020:

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  • In November, the man was charged with criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct for an incident that occurred at his house. According to a police report, the man threw an item, causing it to break to pieces. He was released on bond.
  • In March 2020, the man was charged with aggravated battery in connection with spitting in an officer's face as he was being escorted into a squad car, Elmhurst police said. Officers responded to a report of a domestic incident. They found the man in the house and arrested him on a charge of violating his bail by returning to the house after a previous domestic battery, according to a police report. He was taken to the DuPage County Jail.
  • The man was arrested Feb. 6, 2020, on two counts of domestic battery. According to a police report, the man had been drinking alcohol, pushed the victim, grabbed his arm and knocked the hat off of his head. The man was taken to jail.

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