Man Arrested 4 Times At Same Joliet Hotel In Less Than 24 Hours: Here's Why

JOLIET — Now in his 50s, Ruben D. Hughes found himself in the Will County Jail for the first time in more than 20 years. Joliet police arrested the 53-year-old four separate times at the same Larkin Avenue hotel within a span of less than 18 hours.

The fourth and final arrest of Hughes resulted in a violent confrontation as Joliet police tried to Taser him and Hughes tried to remove the weapon from the officer, according to Joliet police's press release regarding the incident.

After appearing at the Will County Courthouse on Monday, a Will County judge ordered Hughes' release, and jail logs indicate that the resident of Arthur Avenue in Lockport was let go at 4:14 p.m.

According to police, at 6:33 a.m., on Saturday, officers responded to the Mainstay Suites — previously called the Quality Inn — at 135 S. Larkin Ave. as Hughes had returned to the property. An officer found Hughes at the front door and tried taking him into custody, but Hughes began to struggle and resist being arrested, authorities said.

Hughes fell to the ground, and continued to resist arrest by not allowing access to his arms, police said. Additional officers arrived to assist, and a Taser was deployed but was ineffective, the Joliet police press release noted.

"During the struggle, it is alleged that Hughes grabbed onto an officer’s holstered taser and attempt to unsuccessfully remove it from the holster," Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English said. "Hughes was eventually placed into custody without further incident."

Hughes was put into a Joliet Fire Department ambulance and taken to St. Joseph Medical Center due to the Taser deployment and injuries sustained struggling with the officers.

Hughes was later released from the hospital and charged with attempt to disarm a peace officer, resisting/obstructing a peace officer, and criminal trespass. This time, Hughes ended up in the Will County Jail.

Joliet Police Arrested Hughes 3 More Times At MainStay Suites

Hughes was arrested at the same hotel three other times, starting at 1:25 p.m. Friday after officers responded to the Mainstay Suites regarding an unwanted guest at the hotel refusing to leave.

Officers learned that Hughes was a guest at the property and the hotel staff reported that Hughes had allegedly made inappropriate comments of a sexual nature to several guests at the hotel, and he was refusing to leave after being advised by staff to leave, according to police.

Officers escorted Hughes from the property, but he returned a short time later and was placed into custody without incident, English said. Hughes was charged with criminal trespass and released on a notice to appear.

Eight hours later, at 9:22 p.m. Friday, the officers responded back to the Mainstay Suites for a report that Hughes had returned to the property.

This time, Hughes went out the front door as officers arrived and ignored commands to stop, police said, and ran from the officers, who caught up to him in the parking lot. Hughes struggled with the officers on the ground as he refused to submit to arrest, according to police.

Hughes was eventually secured and was charged with criminal trespass and two counts of obstructing/resisting a peace officer. He was released on a notice to appear.

Four hours later, at 1:40 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to the Mainstay Suites again because Hughes had again returned to the hotel, police said. Officers found an intoxicated Hughes in the lobby, according to police, and he was placed into custody without incident and again charged with criminal trespass again given a Notice to Appear.