Crime & Safety
Oswego, Aurora Residents Arrested at Joliet Concert
One arrestee wouldn't leave, the other went after a cop, and the third grabbed a security guard, police said.
Three people at a Mojoes show Saturday night in Joliet got arrested when one wouldn’t leave, another attacked a cop and a third grabbed a security guard, police said.
Manuel Moreno, 21, of Aurora, Corina Zamora, 30, also of Aurora, and Nico Garza, 19, of Oswego all were arrested about 9:30 p.m. at the 22 W. Cass St. concert venue.
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“During a large concert, officers were alerted to a subject possibly having a gun,” police said.
The “Grammy award winning rap legends Bone Thugs-n-Harmony” were playing at Mojoes that night, according to the website muuie.
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Moreno was patted down and repeatedly told to leave, police said, but refused to do so. He was then escorted out.
But as he was going, Zamora allegedly rushed at a police officer and knocked him off balance. During the fray, Garza allegedly grabbed a security guard and struck her in the body.
Moreno was charged with criminal trespassing. Zamora was charged with the aggravated battery of a police officer and taken to the Will County jail. Garza was charged with battery.
Moreno and Garza were released on their own recognizance.
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