Jefferson St. House Shooting Leads To Arrest Warrant

JOLIET, IL — Joliet police detectives are trying to find Samuel Joshua Martin, the 19-year-old Joliet resident facing two felony crimes in connection with last week's non-fatal shooting of a 38-year-old Joliet man inside a house in the 1000 block of West Jefferson Street.

Will County judge Fred Harvey set bail at $250,000 when he signed the arrest warrant for Martin, who is black, 6-foot-2, weighs 145 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

The Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow has charged Martin with aggravated battery and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Martin did not have a valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, and he did not have a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card, his criminal complaint stated.

Martin has an address in the 0 to 100 block of South Park Road. Joliet Detective Jason Wolski filed the criminal complaint.

The victim was shot twice and Martin got away before Joliet police cars arrived at the shooting scene, according to police. He has not been taken into custody, a week after the shooting.

The violence happened around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8. The gunshot victim's wounds were not considered life-threatening.

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