Joliet Domestic Abuser Sent Off To Prison, Glasgow Pleased

JOLIET, IL — Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow issued a press release revealing that Joliet 35-year-old Searcy Warren III has been sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated domestic battery against the mother of his child.

Warren pled guilty in two cases, one for domestic battery and the other for aggravated domestic battery. Warren pleaded guilty in front of Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak.

“I obtained a federal grant in 1995 to establish our first specialized domestic violence court and convened our first domestic violence commission the year before," Glasgow announced in his press release. "Violence against women is a cancer in our society, and this sentence helps send a message that it will never be tolerated in Will County."

On November 16, 2018, Warren was drinking heavily inside the Joliet home of the mother of their child. When she attempted to leave to call police, Warren smashed her phone, grabbed her wrist and put his arm around her neck to prohibit her from doing so, prosecutors noted.

While the complaint warrant in that case was outstanding, Warren again went to her residence looking for their child on Christmas Day 2018. Warren became upset when he discovered the child wasn’t there and told her he was going to beat her, and proceeded to punch her repeatedly in the face and head until she lost consciousness, according to Glasgow.

She was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Before Warren could be apprehended on the warrants, he fled to Wisconsin where he was picked up on charges of battery and disorderly conduct in 2021. After he was sentenced in Wisconsin, he was extradited back to Will County.

Warren previously was convicted of violating an order of protection after he made contact with the same woman in violation of the Order on August 11, 2017.

He will receive 171 days credit for time served.

Glasgow thanked Assistant State’s Attorney Katie Rabenda and Victim Witness Advocate Dannette Pasdertz for their diligence and dedication in this matter.