A choose denied pre-trial launch for a home battery suspect who escaped from a Barrington-area hospital earlier than allegedly punching sheriff’s canine Dax, who tracked the person down and bit him.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded round 5:20 a.m. Sunday to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, 450 Route 22 in unincorporated Barrington.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli stated a person underneath arrest for aggravated home battery fled from the hospital throughout remedy.
Jaime C. Romero, 51, of Island Lake, was arrested by the Island Lake Police Department earlier that morning after strangling and battering his girlfriend, Covelli stated.
Prosecutors stated Romero, who has 5 home battery convictions and quite a few different legal offenses courting again to 1992, threatened to kill the girl. He additionally had an lively arrest warrant from Kane County.
Covelli stated Romero was transported to the hospital for remedy after being arrested.
While being moved contained in the hospital for remedy, he fled on foot after telling employees he was going to the restroom, prosecutors stated.
The hospital employees notified police and the sheriff’s workplace responded.
Canine Dax and handler Deputy John Forlenza arrived and began monitoring Romero, Covelli stated.
While monitoring Romero westbound within the parking zone, Lake County sheriff’s dispatchers obtained a name for a burglar alarm at an orthopedic physician’s workplace within the 27400 block of Route 22.
Sheriff’s dispatchers have been in a position to radio the data to sheriff’s deputies on the scene, Covelli stated.
Dax and Forlenza tracked to the orthopedic physician’s workplace and located an open door.
Dax started barking to alert Romero that he was there. Forlenza made a number of bulletins to Romero to give up or else Dax can be launched.
Romero refused to give up and Dax situated him within the physician’s workplace and bit his leg, Covelli stated.
The man punched Dax, Covelli stated, including that the police canine was unfazed by the strikes “as is common with Dax.”
Romero was taken into custody by sheriff’s deputies, evaluated for the canine chunk to his leg and transported to the Lake County Jail.
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office authorised costs of two counts of aggravated home battery, putting a police animal, resisting arrest and legal trespass to building.
Dax was evaluated by his veterinarian and cleared to return to service, Covelli stated.
“K9 Dax has done it again! Our ten canine teams are in the community serving the public each and every day,” Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg stated.
“Through quick communication from our sheriff’s dispatchers, providing crucial information to our deputies at the scene along with the work of those at the scene, we were able to take this violent, fleeing offender into custody. I am proud of all of my staff involved in this incident,” Idleburg stated.
The state’s legal professional’s workplace filed a petition to detain Romero, arguing he’s a menace to the sufferer and a willful flight danger.
Lake County Judge George Pappas ordered Romero held pending a detention listening to throughout First Appearance Court Sunday morning.
Romero, who denied he struck the sheriff canine, was seen hobbling in court docket from his obvious harm from the canine chunk.
During the detention listening to on Tuesday, Lake County Judge Theodore Potkonjak granted the state’s petition and remanded Romero to the Lake County Jail.
An arraignment listening to is scheduled for January 19.
