Crime & Safety
Court Watch: Ex-D210 Employee Granted Bench Trial for Trespass Charge
Plus: A Peterson trial update and a former city attorney from Oak Forest set to be in court this week on sexual assault charges was found dead in his home after an apparent suicide.
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week.
Will County
FRANKFORT — Former Teacher Granted Trial for Trespassing Charges
A former employee charged with trespassing on school grounds was granted his request for a bench trial to decide his case last month, according to Will County Circuit Court records.
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Michael Angel . That was a violation of an agreement he signed with administrators on Feb. 20, 2009, stating he was not allowed back on school property without the consent of the superintendent, according to the .
JOLIET —
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repeatedly predicted would kill her and make it look like she died in an accident, her sister testified Friday.
Doman also recalled how the law ignored her family after Savio actually did die in what appeared to be an accident. "No one would listen," she said.
Cook County
EVERGREEN PARK — Woman Accused of Elderly Neglect, Abuse Will Be Back in Court This Month
Kathy Reed, 47, of Elgin, who in the parking lot of Walmart on a 99-degree day, appeared briefly in court Monday. She is scheduled to be back in court on Aug. 16.
OAK FOREST —
The former Oak Forest city attorney that was scheduled to appear in court Monday on sexual assault charges found dead in his home on July 24 apparently committed suicide, according to authorities.
David Baitman, 60, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for where he was accused of handcuffing and sexually molesting a woman at his home.
The inside of the single-story house was Baitman's house “completely destroyed,” according to an report. A rope noose was tied to a rafter in the attic where Baitman was found and several alcoholic beverages were on a nearby ledge.
OAK LAWN —
To identify a fingerprint found on a magazine in the that ended in the shooting of a woman last August, Judge Colleen Ann Hyland will allow for one more set of prints to be taken from the three defendants.
Timmie Walton, 28, of Midlothian, and Keon Thigpen, 23, and Kennedy Clark, 51, both of Chicago, have been for the incident that happened a year ago on Aug. 3.
OAK LAWN — Doctor Will Be Back in Court in September
Rajat Prakash, 47, the Oak Lawn doctor accused of molesting his patients had a quick status hearing in a Bridgeview court on Wednesday.
He is scheduled to be back in court on Sept. 7.
ORLAND PARK —
Matthew Senica, 25, has been indicted Tuesday on 14 counts of aggravated DUI and one count of reckless homicide for his role in the July 11 .
Senica is still in custody on a $1 million bail. Orland Park police are . Senica is scheduled to be back in court on Aug. 16.
On the Docket Next Week
WEDNESDAY
- Palos man charged with DUI and reckless homicide in fatal car crash
- Florida man charged with unlawful possession of weapons by a felon after
- Rodney Julun, charged with the , has a pretrial date
THURSDAY
- Tinley Park , animal cruelty
- Oak Forest man charged with first-degree murder
FRIDAY
- Oak Lawn woman
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