Five individuals in custody have been charged this week with aggravated battery against Cook County Jail correctional deputies, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sam Jones was charged on September 14, 2016. According to the Sheriff’s Office investigation, on...
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Man Charged in Sexual Assault of Teen at Forest Preserve
A 46-year-old man has been charged in connection with a reported sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy that occurred at the Cermak Woods Forest Preserve, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Cook County Forest Preserve Police notified Sheriff’s Police...
Sheriff’s Police Arrest Man Aiming Handgun Laser at Motorists
A man aiming a handgun laser sight at people on the roadway has been charged with aggravated assault, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Derrick Harrington, 21, of Chicago was driving early Monday, Sept. 5 when he allegedly pointed a gun at a driver and her...
Man Charged in Fatal Robbins Shooting
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that a 20-year-old Minnesota man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred last month in Robbins. TreDaniel Williams was denied bond during his court appearance on Thursday at the Markham...
Two Individuals in Custody Charged with Multiple Felonies in Jail Hostage Incident
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that two maximum security individuals in custody have been charged for taking control of a jail housing unit and injuring another individual in custody. In connection with last month’s incident, Cordarryl Stevenson,...
Individual in Custody Charged Again with Battering Correctional Deputy
A maximum security individual in custody has been charged again with aggravated battery to staff after a Sheriff’s Office investigation found that the individual in custody threw feces at a correctional deputy for the second time within a week, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
National Law Enforcement Coalition Arrests Record Number of Johns
More than 1,300 sex buyers – a record – were arrested across 18 states in this summer’s National Johns Suppression Initiative aimed at reducing sex trafficking, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The operation by a national coalition of law...
Governor Signs Sheriff Dart’s “Rocket Docket” Legislation
People arrested for minor traffic offenses and small-volume drug cases will no longer spend months in Cook County Jail under legislation Gov. Bruce Rauner signed Friday. Following last year’s successful “Rocket Docket” pilot project designed to move non-violent...
Sheriff Dart Releases Additional Video in Jail Hostage Incident
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has released additional video in which individuals in custody took control of a jail housing unit and injured another individual in custody. According to the Sheriff’s Office investigation, at approximately 4:30 p.m. July 28,...
Individual in Custody Charged with Battering Correctional Deputy
A Cook County Jail individual in custody has been charged with aggravated battery to staff after an investigation found he threw feces and struck a Cook County correctional deputy, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. According to a Sheriff’s Office investigation...