Another Joliet Police Taser Leads To Wanted Man's Arrest: Complaint

JOLIET, IL — Joliet police officers used their Taser to zap 29-year-old resident Corey Long after he ran from a traffic stop in the Ridgewood Area, arrest reports show. Long was already facing a warrant for his arrest out of Grundy County.

Now, Long is staying in a cellblock at Will County's Jail where his bail remains at $28,000.

Joliet police arrested Long over Sunday's lunch hour on charges of obstructing a peace officer, aggravated resisting a peace officer, obstructing justice and the Grundy County warrant.

Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English indicated the following events led Long's capture over the weekend:

• At 12:45 p.m., Officers attempted to stop a Kia Forte near Elgin Avenue and Harwood Street after spotting Long in the car. Officers already knew that Long faced a Grundy County arrest warrant.
• When the car was stopped, Long ran from it and he ignored the officers’ commands to stop running and surrender.
• Officers found Long in the back yard of a house in the 400 block of Mohawk Avenue. Still, Long continued to ignore the commands to submit to an arrest.
• That's when the Joliet police deployed a taser to subdue Long.
• The outstanding warrant was for missing court in Grundy County.

After being tased, Long was taken to the nearby Silver Cross Hospital by the Joliet Fire Department. Long, who resides in the 1300 block of Brown Avenue, was released a short time later and then brought to the Will County Jail.

Joliet police also said they used a taser over the weekend at the Riverwalk Homes public housing complex to arrest April's east-side hit-and-run crash defendant Ivan Moffett.

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