Police Seek Suspect in Incident That Lead to Delnor Lockdown; Man Considered Dangerous

Photo credit: City of Geneva press release

Police are looking for a 31-year-old Campton Hills man who lead to a lockdown Tuesday at Delnor Hospital and who is considered armed with a knife and dangerous.

Lockdowns were issued at Delnor Hospital and Williamsburg and Heartland elementary schools Tuesday morning as police investigated a report of an armed person at the hospital, according to a city of Geneva press release. The lockdown at Delnor has since been lifted.

Police believe Justin B. Patzer, 31, of Campton Hills, left Delnor Hospital at about 9:45 a.m. in a red 2004 Dodge Caravan. He is believed to be armed with a knife and is considered dangerous.

He is wanted on warrants for disorderly conduct, battery, aggravated assault and leaving the scene of an accident. All of the charges are related to today’s incident, according to the news release.

The Geneva Police Department is looking for the public’s help in locating Patzer.

Patzer is 5-feet, 9-inches tall and 250 pounds. He has blue eyes with bruising around his eyes after he was recently involved in a fight. He has closely-shaved brown hair and was wearing a grayish-green shirt and blue jeans.

His license plate number is P769405 and his minivan has damage to the front passenger side.

More information is expected to be released this afternoon.