California Man Damaged Shorewood's Library: Complaint

JOLIET, IL — A 31-year-old man from San Clemente, California remained locked up in the Will County Jail after Shorewood Police arrested him on charges of theft and criminal damage to government supported property. Winston Hart is accused of throwing several rocks and shattering glass windows inside the Shorewood-Troy Public Library during the late hours of Aug. 7, after the library staff had closed up the building and went home.

The criminal complaint indicates that Hart "knowingly damaged a window of the Troy Public Library without Troy Public Library's consent and the property damaged ... exceeded $10,000 but did not exceed $100,000."

A second charge against Hart states that "said defendant knowingly obtained unauthorized control over property of the owner, Pepsi Corporation, to wit Pepsi shells which are product delivery containers with the intent to deprive Pepsi Corporation .... of the use or benefit of the property."

Will County Jail logs show that the Shorewood Police Department delivered Hart to the county detention facility around 2 p.m. on Aug. 8.

A Will County judge set Hart's bail at $50,000 and he remains unable to post 10 percent, jail logs indicate.

Patch has reached out to Shorewood Police for additional comment on how the vandalism case was solved.