Crime & Safety
Man Set Woman's Hair On Fire At Shorewood's EconoLodge: Police
This marks the first mugshot at the Will County Jail for Markeith Reed in more than 20 years. His last one was in 2005.
SHOREWOOD, IL — A 43-year-old Shorewood man who lives in the EconoLodge along the Northeast Frontage Road finds himself lodged in the Will County Jail in connection with allegations that he tried to set a woman's hair on fire.
The incident happened around 1 a.m. Saturday. Shorewood's Police Department responded to the EconoLodge and arrested Markeith Reed on domestic battery charges.
According to the arrest report, the officers were dispatched to the Econolodge along Interstate 55 for a domestic in progress.
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As officers arrived at the motel, Reed tried to leave the scene, and officers initiated a traffic stop, police said.
According to the arrest report, the victim told the officers Reed set her hair on fire while she slept, and the officers observed burnt hair.
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Officers arrested Reed and brought him to the Will County Jail, where he remained Monday afternoon.
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