3 Juveniles Burn Victim With Metal Object: Cops

JOLIET, IL - Three Joliet teenagers were arrested late Sunday morning after Joliet Police say the juveniles burned another juvenile with a hot piece of metal on his neck. The victim was also beaten by the three boys who have been charged with unlawful restraint and aggravated battery, according to police.

The three codefendants are 15, 16 and 16, and because they are minors, their names are not released by police.

According to police, Joliet officers were called to the 500 block of Bellarmine Drive after other residents notified police that someone was being beaten and held against his will.

"The victim stated that the three arrested juveniles beat and kicked him about the face and body, burned him with a hot piece of metal on his neck and forced him to stay at the residence where he was found by threat of more bodily harm," police reports show.

A Joliet Fire Department ambulance transported the juvenile to St. Joe's hospital for treatment of his burns and his injuries. The three juveniles were arrested and taken to the River Valley Juvenile Justice Center on McDonough Street, police said.

File image via John Ferak/Joliet Patch