'Several Glass Bottles Of Corona Around,' Joliet Stab Victim Suffers 4 Deep Lacerations To His Calf

JOLIET, IL — In a rare instance, Will County Judge John Pavich has imposed the SAFE-T Act's dangerousness standard and ordered that a Joliet stabbing defendant remain in the Will County Jail following a wild weekend party in the St. Pat's Neighborhood that got out of hand.

Will County Jail logs show that 35-year-old Oscar Sabogal-Herrera is now being held indefinitely on two counts of aggravated battery following his latest Joliet police arrest on Saturday. This marks the fourth time in the Will County Jail over the past three years for Sabogal-Herrera, who hails from Chicago.

According to the Will County State's Attorney's Office filing, at 10:49 a.m., Joliet Police responded to a house in the 200 block of Hunter Avenue and saw a 2014 Ford Focus in the backyard of the residence. The vehicle had struck a red Chevy Express van and a fence.

Officers saw damage to the front bumper of the van and heavy damage to the side of the Ford Focus. The rear window and driver's side windows of the Ford Focus were broken, and there were circular cuts to the rear driver's window consistent with a glass bottle of beer, prosecutors said.

"There were also several glass bottles of Corona around and inside the passenger's front seat. All parties did not speak English and translation was provided by one of the officers," the court documents show.

Officers spoke with the wife of the victim, who stated that they were at the home hanging out and drinking, prosecutors said. She said her husband was tired and he left. She called him back hours later to pick her up. That's when she said Sabogal Herrera, the defendant, and his brother started yelling about him leaving his wife earlier in the night, court files alleged.

She said an argument started before they got in the car to leave. "Defendant and his brother started to throw beer bottles and hit and kick the car. She said they then crashed into the fence. She said that she was struck during the fight and she was bleeding from the upper lip. It should be noted that their young child was in the car seat in the rear of the vehicle during this time. He appeared to be uninjured," prosecutors outlined in their petition.

While at St. Joe's hospital, prosecutors say the stabbing victim related that they were at the residence drinking and he got tired and left. He returned to pick up his wife hours later. He stated that Sabogal Herrera and his brother were upset that he had left his wife for so long. He said that an argument started, and he tried to get in his vehicle to leave, but they began to throw bottles and strike his vehicle. He said he accidentally put the vehicle in drive instead of reverse, and he struck the van and a fence, court records state.

The man said he did not hit any person. According to prosecutors, the victim said his driver's window was broken by Sabogal Herrera, and he used his legs to kick at them to protect himself. That is when Sabogal Herrera and his brother displayed knives and cut him in his left calf, prosecutors alleged.

The stabbing victim suffered four deep lacerations to his left calf. Officers also spoke with a woman who stated that they were drinking all night and the eventual stabbing victim left. When he came back, an argument started between her husband, Sabogal Herrera, his brother, and the victim. She said that the stabbing victim got in the car and tried to run her over, according to court documents.

The woman said she was struck by the front of the Ford Focus. That is when Sabogal Herrera and his brother attacked the car, according to officials.

Ospina Salazar had a red mark on her left leg and appeared to be limping, prosecutors told Judge Pavich.