Elmhurst Man Kicks 2 Cops In Groin: Police

ELMHURST, IL – An Elmhurst man kicked two local officers in the groin after they responded to his family's call for help, police said.

Refugio Fernandez Jr., 22, was arrested on two counts of aggravated battery.

Officers arrived at the house early the evening of Sept. 4 in the 200 block of West Butterfield Road. Patch obtained the full police report through a public records request.

According to the report, Fernandez got drunk at a soccer game in Summit, with several people carrying him into his Elmhurst house, police said.

Fernandez slept for a while, then became combative with his family. His family said they had never seen him so intoxicated before, the report said.

They feared for Fernandez's safety as well as their own, so they called the police, according to the report. They said Fernandez did not hurt them and there was no history of domestic battery at their home.

The officers had Fernandez sit on the outside stairs. While there, Fernandez kicked one of the officers in the groin, police said. He was then arrested.

Fernandez tried to prevent officers from walking him to a squad car by stiffening his body and not allowing movement of his limbs, police said. He also screamed at the officers, occasionally slurring his words, police said.

When he was seated in a squad car, he kicked another officer, which was captured on a camera, the report said.

Because of his intoxication, he was unable to answer medics' basic questions, police said. He was taken to the hospital. His next stop was the DuPage County Jail.