Will County Judge's Son Again Allowed Around Girlfriend He Allegedly Beat And Locked In Trunk Of Car

A Will County judge’s son charged with beating and abusing his girlfriend was permitted to come around her and the son they have together.

Louis Goode, 29, got the conditions of his bond changed so he could again enjoy the company of girlfriend Tanya Brandolino and their son, according to court records.

Brandolino, 29, had obtained a protective court order that forbade Goode from contacting her. Grundy County Judge Robert Marsaglia put the entire case file for the protective order under wraps last month, essentially making the matter disappear from public view.

Marasaglia was assigned the case due to Goode’s mother, Carla Alessio Policandriotes, being a Will County judge. Marsaglia would not explain why he impounded the protective order case file and said he never comments on pending matters. He suggested seeking answers from Edward Jaquays, the Joliet attorney representing Goode. Jaquays has yet to return calls for comment on the matter.

Goode allegedly battered and harassed Brandolino—at one point locking her in the trunk of a car—the night of Oct. 5 and into the following morning. On that morning, Judge Alessio Policandriotes dropped by the Joliet house where Goode and Brandolino, as well their son, her child and her parents, were living, police said. While it’s not clear whether Alessio Policandriotes saw any of the alleged attack—and the sheriff’s department has refused to release police reports on the matter—Brandolino accused the judge of looking on as her son threatened to kill her.

“She got out of the car and said Lou get in the car,” Brandolino said in the petition for a protective order against Goode—the same case sealed by Judge Marsaglia.

“He then threw the phone into the garage (and) he said in front of his mother I’m going to kill you you’ll never get custody of your son better get a good lawyer,” Brandolino said.

Judge Alessio Policandriotes proceeded to drive her son to his new job at the Will County courthouse, where he was hired to work as an office assistant. Goode managed to land the job despite being on probation for pleading guilty to a felony cocaine case in Missouri.

Goode faces up to seven years in a Missouri prison if his probation is revoked. A hearing on the matter was scheduled for next month.

In addition to allowing Goode around Brandolino again and making the protective order case disappear from the public eye, Judge Marsaglia also previously reduced Goode’s bond from $50,000 to $20,000. Goode’s stepfather, Detective Tony Policandriotes of the Will County Sheriff’s Department, paid the $2,000 to secure his release, court records show.

According to the conditions of his reduced bond, Goode was to live with his mother and stepfather in their Shorewood home but would be allowed to travel to Missouri for his criminal case.

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