Louis Goode Could Kill Me, Brandolino Fears

JOLIET, IL - Louis Goode, the 33-year-old son of recently retired Will County Judge Carla Alessio Policandriotes, punched his wife in her mouth and then yanked her out of his Hummer Jeep, left her on a road near Coal City and drove off, newly filed court documents indicate. Goode, 33, of Channahon, is back behind bars at the Will County Jail facing several felony counts of domestic violence against his wife, Tanya Brandolino.

In addition to filing for divorce against her previously convicted domestic abuser, the Joliet woman also obtained an order of protection at the Will County Courthouse late last week, Joliet Patch learned.

Brandolino's court petition outlines the key events that prompted the Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow to bring four recent felony charges against Goode, who, if convicted, may end up serving prison time, this time around.

The court filings also show Goode has tried to call Brandolino from the Will County Jail in downtown Joliet, even though he is forbidden from having any contact with her, her protection order petition states. Back in October 2014, Goode stuffed Brandolino into the trunk of a car after beating her during an explosive incident of domestic violence, in which he later pleaded guilty. Former Joliet Patch staff writer Joe Hosey wrote numerous articles in the Joliet Patch between 2014 and 2016 about the son of the prominent Will County judge.

Then, on Oct. 12, the following events occurred in the Coal City area where Goode and his wife were visiting Goode's family's lake house, court records state.

That afternoon, Brandolino awoke from her nap, and they decided to get their son at one of the bus stops. During their travels, "we got caught by a train which was going to make us late," Brandolino wrote the court.

After they tried to take a shortcut to avoid the long freight train, Goode's violent temper erupted, court records state. Goode was driving his Hummer Jeep, she wrote the judge.

"I had asked him many times to slow down because I was at fear for our safety. He kept telling me to shut up and then proceeded to back hand me across the face causing my sunglasses to cut my cheek," Brandolino notified the court late last week.

As their argument intensified, Goode "threw his can of chewing tobacco at my left eye which resulted in me getting a black eye," Brandolino stated. "At this point, I was extremely upset and crying."

Now, Goode became even more angry at Brandolino, she wrote.

As he remained behind the wheel, Goode grabbed her by her ponytail and "was whipping my head back and forth. I decided it would be safer for me to get in the back of the Hummer so I could get away from him, but as I was trying to crawl into the back seat, Louis slammed on the brakes causing my body to fly into the back of the Hummer," she wrote.

Brandolino wanted to call the police, but she didn't have her phone with her, she noted.

"I was telling Louis how I couldn't believe he put his hands on me again and that I hoped justice served him right this time, and that there were consequences for his actions," Brandolino's court filing states.

But the judge's son did not want to hear this, Brandolino explained.

Next, he pulled the Hummer to the side of the road "and came to the back of the Hummer and punched me in the mouth. After we got off the highway, I told him that I was going to have my son's bus driver call the police. Louis then pulled into a warehouse parking lot, came to the back (of) the car and dragged me out of the car. He then got back in the driver's seat and sped away, leaving me there with nothing," the domestic violence victim stated.

Brandolino waited until the next day to notify the police, she informed Will County's court, "because I was scared. Louis has been physically and emotionally abusive to me for years. Each time continues to escalate, and I am at fear for my safety."

In last week's order of protection filed at the Will County Courthouse, Brandolino declared "I believe he could kill me. I don't know what he is capable of and am fearful of what he might do next if he is released from jail."

The warrant for Goode's arrest was issued in October. She said he took off and was hiding out in Texas for a while.

On Dec. 5, he contacted Brandolino to let his wife know he was surrendering to the police the following day, but "wanted me to give him a proper 'send off' before he turned himself in. I did not go to meet him because I believe he would (have) tried to kill me."

On Dec. 7 and Dec. 11, Goode tried calling Brandolino from the Will County Jail, even though "he is not allowed to have any contact with me but continues to do so," court records state.

He was put into the Will County Jail at noon on Dec. 6. His bail is $50,000. No one in his family has come forward to post the 10 percent cash in order to get him out of jail.

Goode still remained in custody on Wednesday afternoon.

Latest mugshot of Louis Goode via Will County Jail