Glasgow May Seize District 204 Administrator's Personal Car

JOLIET, IL - The legal troubles keep piling up for a high-ranking member of the Joliet Township School District 204's upper administration. Alberto Filipponi, 39, has been notified that Will County State's Attorney Jim Glasgow intends to seize his 2016 Hyundai Elantra in connection with Filipponi's October arrest on charges of drunken driving in Will County. Filipponi is curriculum director for Joliet's high school district. He has two prior convictions for DUI. His latest charge is an aggravated felony, and he is also charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor crime.

In addition to the criminal charges, Filipponi faces a vehicle forfeiture complaint filed Assistant Will County State's Attorney Thomas Bahar.

The forfeiture complaint on file at the Will County Courthouse lays out the key details surrounding Filipponi's latest DUI arrest.

On October 7, Illinois State Police Trooper Ben Briddell was parked at milepost 256 when he saw a silver Hyundai Elantra driving south on Interstate 55 at high speeds. Court records show that the trooper flipped on his radar and clocked Filipponi driving 88 mph in the 65 mph zone. He later caught up and got behind the 2016 Hyundai Elantra.

"Once behind the Hyundai, Trooper Briddell observed the vehicle reduce its speed and begin to weave within its lane," court documents show. Eventually, the trooper activated his emergency lights to make a traffic stop.

Filipponi told the trooper he was returning home from a concert in Chicago.

"While speaking with Filipponi, Trooper Briddell detected the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from within the vehicle and observed that his eyes were red and glassy. Further, Filipponi's speech was slurred," the forfeiture complaint reflects.

The officer went back to his squad to run Filipponi's driver's license, which was valid. By the time of the trooper returned, Filipponi had lit up a cigarette and was smoking.

"Trooper Briddell instructed Filipponi multiple times to exit the vehicle however Filipponi refused each time. Trooper Briddell then shut the Hyundai off and opened the driver door, instructing Filipponi to hand over the keys and exit the vehicle. Filipponi refused to exit the vehicle at which time Trooper Briddell advised he would be removing Filipponi by force and placing him on the ground. Filipponi then stumbled out of the driver's seat and landed on his knees beside the vehicle."

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Next, "Trooper Briddell instructed Filipponi to stand, however, he was unable to stand on his own. Trooper Briddell assisted Filipponi to his feet at which point Trooper Briddell observed his balance was unsteady as he swayed back and forth," court documents state. "While standing next to Filipponi, Trooper Briddell detected the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath and observed that his speech was slurred and difficult to understand."

After that, Filipponi refused to perform any field sobriety tests "at which point he placed his hands behind his back and lowered his head," court documents state.

Because this marks Filipponi's third DUI offense, the Will County State's Attorney's Office informed the court, his 2016 Hyundai Elantra should be "declared forfeited and either ordered sold at a public auction, destroyed or delivered to a law enforcement agency of the state of Illinois."

Court documents list two separate addresses for Filipponi, one in Plainfield in the 24200 block of West Main Street and the other in Minooka in the 1400 block of Plaintain Drive.

On Tuesday, Joliet Patch called his criminal defense attorney Leslie Allred of O'Dekirk, Allred & Associates seeking comment. However, legal staff later informed Patch that Allred is not representing Filipponi on his vehicle forfeiture case. Patch reached out to Filipponi through his public email address at the Joliet Township school administration office but he did not respond back.

Court records show that the vehicle forfeiture complaint is scheduled for a court hearing at 9 a.m. on December 13.

Mugshot of Alberto Filipponi via Will County Sheriff's Department