Joliet Police Deploy Taser To Capture Fleeing Criminal Suspect Who Ran Into Alley

JOLIET, IL — For six weeks, the Joliet police were keeping an eye out for 32-year-old Horacio Torres. On Tuesday, with the help of a Taser, the officers captured Torres on two charges of domestic battery.

According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, at 11:11 a.m. Dec. 26, officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Webster Street. Upon their arrival, the officers saw Torres getting in a vehicle.

English said Torres had allegedly struck a woman in the face. An officer approached Torres and ordered him multiple times to exit the vehicle; however, police say Torres ignored the commands and drove away.

The vehicle was later found unoccupied, and officers did not find Torres at that time.

This week, Joliet police obtained an arrest warrant for Torres on the domestic battery crimes. On Tuesday, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers saw Torres in an alley in the 400 block of South Joliet Street. When officers attempted to stop him, police say Torres ran toward the rear of his residence. An officer deployed a Taser, and Torres was taken into custody without further incident, according to English.

In addition to the domestic battery counts, Torres was charged with obstructing a peace officer.

Joliet police delivered him to the Will County Jail, which is only a few blocks away. Torres comes from the 400 block of South Joliet Street. After less than 24 hours of incarceration, Torres was let out of the jail on Wednesday. He was also in the Will County Jail in 2022.