Attorney Parachutes Off Courthouse Site, Gets Arrested: Joliet PD

JOLIET, IL — If you're driving near downtown Joliet, you can't help but notice the 10-story-high Will County Courthouse under construction. Less than two weeks ago, the Joliet Police Department made a one-of-a-kind arrest when officers captured a man who used a parachute to jump off the building during the middle of the night. Adam R. Wirtz, 35, of North Aurora, was arrested by the Joliet Police on charges of criminal trespass to state supported land, police reports show.

The incident happened Friday, Feb. 22. The time of the crime was 1:22 a.m.

While most of Joliet was sound asleep in their beds, "Officers observed a subject parachuting off of the new courthouse that is under construction and landing near the officers," police reports show.

The middle-of-the night parachute artist was identified as Wirtz. He was arrested by Joliet Police and subsequently released on an I-Bond. Wirtz's Facebook page identifies him as being a lawyer in Naperville at the Roscich & Martel Law Firm.

Sneaking into the new Will County Courthouse construction project to jump off the building wearing a parachute is against the law.

"There are numerous 'No Trespassing' signs posted along the property," Joliet Police reports show.

The $215 million courthouse project is more than halfway done. The new courthouse is set to open sometime in 2020.