Joliet Home Invasion On Kelly Avenue, Man, 60, Arrested

JOLIET, IL — A 60-year-old Joliet man was arrested Monday night after Joliet police say he used force to enter an apartment on the city's west side, in the 800 block of Kelly Avenue. Once inside, Arthur Lee Mitchell used a metal curtain rod to attack a woman he knows and her adult son, police reports show.

By 10:15 p.m., Mitchell was booked into Will County's Jail where he's charged with home invasion, two crimes of domestic battery, assault, criminal property damage and obstructing a peace officer.

Around 8:20 p.m., Joliet squad cars arrived to the disturbance call on Kelly Avenue.

"Officers observed the female victim fleeing the apartment," police spokesman Dwayne English said. "Officers encountered Mitchell near the front door to the apartment and gave him commands to submit to arrest.

English said that Mitchell ignored the officer's command and ran back into the apartment, closing the door behind him. Officers followed Mitchell into the apartment, took him into custody. Although Mitchell is being charged with home invasion, his records at the Will County Jail listed him as having an address at the same apartment in the 800 block of Kelly Avenue as well.