Crime & Safety
Victim Choked, Beaten As Joliet Man Gets Angry: JPD
Around 4:20 a.m., Joliet police were called to a dwelling in the 4300 block of Timber Ridge Court for a disturbance.
JOLIET, IL — A 51-year-old Joliet resident is now in the Will County Jail after Joliet police say James Caruth attacked a woman, choking her and punching her with closed fists.
Tuesday's attack happened around 4:20 a.m. in the 4300 block of Timber Ridge Court. Caruth was hauled away from the scene in handcuffs, charged with aggravated domestic battery.
"Caruth woke up after a night of drinking and grew angry with the victim," Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English announced. "Caruth struck the victim in the head multiple times with a closed fist."
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Caruth then choked the victim to the point of losing consciousness, police reports show. Another person in the residence intervened to stop the attack and called 911, English said.
Caruth was placed into custody without incident, and a Joliet Fire Department ambulance was summoned to the call, but the victim rushed treatment, officials noted.
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A Will County judge set bail at $75,000 for Caruth, who lives in the 600 block of Whitley Avenue.
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