Wilmington Man 'Was Kicking And Stomping Her Head As Well As Grabbing Her Hair:' Prosecutors Show

JOLIET, IL — This has been a busy summer for the Wilmington Police Department in terms of arresting men who stand accused of extremely vicious acts of domestic violence against their female victim.

Recently, the Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glagsow filed its petition to deny pretrial release against 24-year-old Gabriel Alvarez of Wilmington on charges of aggravated domestic battery, unlawful restraint and four crimes of domestic battery.

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Will County Judge Colette Safford agreed that the Wilmington defendant must remain in the Will County Jail under the dangerous standard of the SAFE-T-Act.

According to the prosecution's petition, as Wilmington police officers responded to the 1200 block of North Joliet Street on July 19, they saw a woman running from the residence with belongings in her hands. The woman was in distress and crying. She told the officers how Alvarez was out on parole and "struck her physically in multiple locations and would not let her leave the residence until she was able to escape."

Prosecutors revealed how Alvarez "held her down and kicked her head ... (She) had a round red bruise on her neck and multiple bruises on her arms. (She) advised all of the bruises and marks were from Defendant."

A Wilmington Fire Department ambulance took the injured woman over to Silver Cross Hospital. The police were unable to find Alvarez at the time.

At Silver Cross, the victim told Wilmington detectives that "she and Defendant have been in a dating relationship for approximately one and a half years, that the physical abuse did not begin until approximately three months ago. (She) advised that Defendant has smacked her on approximately six to seven different times."

She also indicated this was the first time that Alvarez had tried to strangle her, in the past, it was only slapping.

As for the events leading to her hospitalization, the victim advised she "had discovered that then Defendant was cheating on her, so she cheated on Defendant to get back at him. On Saturday July 18th, (she) went to Defendant's. While there, (she) asked Defendant if she could shower due to not having showered in a few days. While in the shower, Defendant went through her phone and found that (she) was cheating," court files show.

"Defendant then became enraged and proceeded to enter the bathroom and was smacking (her) on the side of her head and her face and berating her. Defendant eventually calmed down and both parties went to bed," court files show.

The very next morning, July 19, another explosive argument ensued. The Wilmington woman "attempted to flee the residence via the front and back doors, however, Defendant kept blocking the exits," prosecutors outlined. "Defendant then picked (her) up and slammed her to the ground. While on the ground, Defendant was kicking and stomping (her) head as well as grabbing her hair and bashing her face against the floor. At one point, Defendant grabbed (her) by the throat with both of his hands and constricted her airway. She described the pressure as a 10 out of 10 ... Defendant applied pressure on and off, constricting her airway for approximately six to seven minutes."

The victim indicated that she did not lose consciousness, however, her airway was restricted and she could not breathe at times.

Prosecutors noted that while Alvarez was strangling her, he was calling her a "whore" and saying, "I hate you bitch," and "nobody loves you," and "you're a worthless piece of shit whore."

The strangulation victim "was eventually able to yell at Siri to call her mother and that was how a call was made to her mother," court files indicate.

When she managed to exit one of her doors, she saw the Wilmington police officers approaching.

While the woman was recovering from her injuries at Silver Cross, Alvarez began calling the hospital to talk with her, prosecutors revealed.

Wilmington's detectives spoke with the victim's mother, who "advised she answered on the first phone call and advised Defendant that the family doesn't wish to speak with him and to stop contacting her. Detectives then observed Kimberly's phone log and saw the initial call from Defendant, then four missed calls from Defendant to Kimberly," court documents indicate.

Finally, on July 23, Wilmington police performed an attempt to locate for Alvarez at 108 North Water Inn, one of downtown Wilmington's watering holes, and "officers made entry into the Rustic Inn and observed Defendant entering the restroom. Officers waited outside. Defendant then exited. Officers advised Defendant at this point that he was under arrest," court records show.