Florida Fugitive Found In Riverside: Cops

RIVERSIDE, IL — A Florida man was arrested in Riverside on Wednesday after it was discovered he had several outstanding out of state warrants, police said. Brian Peak, 35, of North Riverside, was charged with disobeying a stop sign, driving with no vehicle insurance, and driving with a suspended Illinois license. Police said two detectives saw Peak at 8:17 a.m. Wednesday as he disobeyed the stop sign in the center of town near Longcommon and Burlington.

Peak was pulled over by detectives and they asked for his driver's license and insurance. Police said Peak did not have his driver's license on him and when they checked his status through Illinois, they found he had a suspended license and also a suspended Florida driver's license. Police also saw Peak had two active warrants issued by Pinellas County in Florida. Peak was arrested at this time for the traffic violation and the warrants.

Police said once Peak was in custody at the station it was found out that the warrants were for domestic violence related crimes. Both warrants were felony no-bond warrants for a violation of an injunction for a protected person due to a domestic violence case and the second warrant was for a domestic battery violence case. Riverside Police contacted Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and they said they would extradite Peak from Illinois to Florida.

According to police, Peak was held over for bond court and will be turned over to Cook County fugitive warrants for extradition to Florida. Peak was also wanted on an Illinois traffic warrant issued by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office.

During police interview, Peak told police he had moved from Florida to Downers Grove and spent
three months there before moving to North Riverside in mid-2017. According to police, Peak said he knew Florida had issued warrants for his arrest and he was trying to avoid returning to Florida.

Police said Peak had an extensive criminal history including fraud, battery, domestic battery, burglary, drugs,
kidnapping, robbery and weapons. Peak had previously spent eight years in a Florida prison for kidnapping.

Photo provided by Riverside Police Department.