Joliet Man Beats Woman With Teenage Son's Help: Cops

JOLIET, IL — A 44-year-old Joliet man from the apartment units in the 200 block of Ingalls Avenue was arrested Wednesday morning after he and his 17-year-old son beat up a woman inside the apartment that morning, according to Joliet police.

Joliet police put Sergio Vega in handcuffs and marched him into the Will County Jail where he's charged with domestic battery. Vega's 17-year-old son, the juvenile, was arrested, processed, and transported to the River Valley Justice Center on domestic battery charges as well.

According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English:

At 10:48 a.m. the officers were called to a residence in the 200 block of Ingalls for a domestic disturbance.

During an argument in the home, Vega threw a woman to the floor and then punched her in the head while he was on top of her.

Vega then threw a chair and lamp at the victim. After the initial attack by Vega, Vega’s 17-year-old son then threw the victim to the ground again and began kicking her.

Vega and his son left the residence, but then returned and were placed into custody without incident by Joliet police.

As for Vega, he's no longer in the Will County Jail. Around 2 a.m. on Friday, he paid the necessary $350, which was 10 percent of his $3,500 bail, jail logs show. This is Vega's second arrest by Joliet police in the past several months. He spent a day in the county jail on April 1 after being arrested on charges of driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license, the logs reflect.