Joliet Resident Daniel C. Wells, 54, Charged With 6th DUI

JOLIET, IL - Daniel C. Wells, a Joliet man who had his driver's license previously revoked after racking up five previous convictions in Will County for driving under the influence of alcohol, is back in trouble with Will County's justice system. On July 15, court records reflect, Wells was arrested for a DUI on Joliet's Mills Road. The incident marked his sixth criminal arrest involving a DUI, his first DUI in nearly 13 years, although technically, court records show, Wells should not be driving at all since his license had been revoked.

This time, Wells, of 1300 block of Pawnee Street, faces the real prospect of prison time. The Will County State's Attorney's Office has charged Wells with three felonies, two counts of aggravated driving under the influence and one count of aggravated driving while license revoked.

As of Wednesday, Wells still remained in the Will County Adult Detention Facility. His bond has been set at $200,000, meaning he needs to post $20,000 to go free pending his trial.

Court records show that Wells' previous DUI infractions occurred on February 23, 1986, November 19, 1999, September 8, 2001, March 17, 2003 and August 8, 2004, all in Will County.

In addition, Wells has multiple convictions of driving on a suspended or revoked license, court records show. Those convictions stem from infractions that occurred on Dec. 29, 1992; Dec. 29, 1997; April 20, 2000; March 21, 2001; October 3, 2001; January 15, 2002; November 3, 2004; March 4, 2008 and February 4, 2011. All but one of those infractions occurred in Will County. One happened in DuPage County, court documents state.

Wells is not the only repeat offender who has been busted in recent weeks involving another DUI arrest. Joliet Patch recently wrote about Adam Crozier, 41, of Shorewood, who has been charged with his 4th DUI and also Brian Austin, 42, of Monee, who faces a 4th DUI offense as well.

Booking mugshot via Will County Sheriff's Department