2 Arrested In Attack On Freeze Employees: Grayslake Police

GRAYSLAKE, IL — Two men are in custody after attacking an employee of The Freeze in downtown Grayslake while she was trying to leave work, authorities said.

Samuel P. Gill, 29, of unincorporated Grayslake, faces vehicular invasion, attempted robbery and aggravated battery charges following the April 3 incident outside The Freeze, 131 Hawley Street. Joshua D. Adams, 26, of Hainesville, faces aggravated battery/use of a deadly weapon, battery causing bodily harm and battery/making physical contact charges for his role in the late night incident, authorities said Tuesday.

The Grayslake Police Department launched an investigation into the incident after two female employees were approached by two men at about 11:20 p.m. on April 3 while they were both sitting in their vehicles and about to leave the downtown Grayslake ice cream shop.

The men are accused of demanding the employees give them money and one of the men hit one of the employees in the face, according to information shared on the Grayslake Police Department Facebook page. The employees' car window was open at the time of the attack, police said.

Both men fled, and police responded immediately after the attack was reported, taking Adams into custody.

On Tuesday, a warrant was issued for Gil's arrest, police said. He was later taken into custody and remains behind bars on a $350,000 bail, according to online jail records.

Adams' bail has been set at $250,000, and he also remains in custody at the Lake County Jail as of Wednesday morning, according to online jail records. He is expected to appear for an arraignment at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday.