Crime & Safety
Order of Protection Obtained by Daughter, Wife of St. Charles Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Scott J. Turyna is accused of firing shots into a St. Charles neighborhood during a domestic incident involving his wife earlier this month.
The daughter of a 65-year-old St. Charles man who has been charged with attempted murder following a domestic incident that ended with shots being fired in a St. Charles neighborhood has filed an order of protection against her father, the Daily Herald reports.
Scott J. Turyna, of the 400 block of Hunt Club Drive, is free on a $500,000 bail. He is accused of firing bullets in the direction of of his wife before he was tackled, and held down, by District 303 School Board president Steven Spurling who happened to be walking by the couple’s home with his wife at the time of the domestic incident.
Turyna’s daughter on Friday was added to a two-year order of protection that Turyna’s wife obtained following the May 3 domestic incident, according to the Daily Herald. Turnya’s wife filed for divorce on May 10 after 26 years of marriage.
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The May 3 shooting incident stemmed from an argument over financial matters between Turyna and his wife. Turyna threatened to kill the woman and began to move “aggressively toward her.” The wife picked up the phone to call police and Turyna knocked the phone out of her hands. He pushed her down on the kitchen floor, sat on her chest and started punching her in the head and upper body, Kintz said.
“He let her up and walked towards a cabinet where his wife knew a handgun was stored,” Kintz said. “She ran out of the garage and crawled under the garage door as it was opening.”
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At that same time, school board president Steven Spurling, and his wife, Diane, were walking by. Kintz said the couple helped the victim up and started to walk her away, “sensing that something was not right.” Turyna came out and tried to explain that the woman had just fallen.
Diane Spurling started walking with the victim to get her away. Turyna walked after them and produced a Smith and Wesson .38 caliber 5-shot revolver and began firing in the direction of the two women, Kintz said.
"One shot went off and then another. It took a second or two for me to register what was happening,” Spurling said.
When he did, he quickly grabbed the shooter and tackled him to the ground. He estimates that a total of four shots were fired. Spurling got the handgun and threw it away from the area. He then held the suspect down until police arrived.
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The victim ran to a home in the 500 block of Steeplechase Road, screaming that she needed help, police said. A teenager let the injured woman into the home. The woman was later taken to Delnor Hospital with extensive injuries.
During a search of the home on Steeplechase Road, a bullet was found inside.
“Evidence technicians found that a bullet had gone through the siding of this particular house, passed through the living room and was found in the dining room,” Kintz said. “The juvenile had been in a family room about 30 feet from where the bullet was found.”
The juvenile was not injured.
The gun in the incident was recovered and contained five spent shell casings. Police searched Turyna’s home and found 26 firearms and about 3000 rounds of ammunition, police said. Turyna did have a valid Firearm Owner Identification card.
Scott Turyna now faces several charges. He is charged with one count of attempted murder, a class 1 felony; two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a class X felony; one count of aggravated domestic battery, a class 2 felony; and one count of interference with the reporting of a domestic violence, a class A misdemeanor. Turyna remained in custody Thursday morning.
Police have not been called to the home in the past for any domestic-related reports.
If convicted on the most serious charge, Turnya could face between six to 30 years in prison.
As a condition of his bail, Turnya can not go near his residence nor the Elmhurst residence and St. Charles gym where his daughter works and has been ordered to wear a GPS device, the Daily Herald reports.
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