The man who held off police for nearly five hours on Oct. 2 — causing soft lock downs at nearby schools — has been charged in the incident.

Mark H. Armorer, 25, of the 1300 block Old Dominion Road, Naperville, has been charged with felony counts following the bomb threat and standoff at Rana Meal Solutions, 550 S. Spitzer Road.

He was charged by the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office with a Class 2 Felony count of criminal damage to property and Class 4 felony counts of disorderly conduct and a tampering with a security, fire or life safety system, police said.

Bond was set at $50,000.

According to police, Armorer was a non-armed contracted security guard. He had barricaded himself for almost five hours after indicating he had an explosive device. Following the incident, he was transported to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation, police said.

Traffic in the area was disrupted during the incident with Munger Road closed between Stearns and Brewster Creek, which began at about 6:30 a.m. when Armorer allegedly mentioned the building was going to blow up. Concerned employees called police and walked out of the building.

Two Bartlett schools in the area were secured, according to School District U46 officials.

Bartlett police asked that Liberty Elementary School at 1375 W. Bartlett Road in Bartlett and Nature Ridge Elementary School at 1899 Westridge Blvd. in Bartlett be placed in “secure building” status during the incident.

A Naperville mother whose husband died of a heroin overdose has been sentenced to five years in prison, after being caught up in a two-county narcotics sweep last year that also resulted in the arrests of 26 other people.

Vanessa Hernandez remained Tuesday in DuPage County Jail in Wheaton, pending her transfer into the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Hernandez, 26, last lived in an apartment complex on the 700 block of Royal St. George Drive, on Naperville’s northwest side. She was the only Naperville resident who participated in the heroin distribution ring.

Authorities in August 2013 filed six charges against Hernandez that included conspiracy to manufacture or deliver 100 but less than 400 grams of heroin, the manufacture or delivery of 15 but less than 100 grams of heroin, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

She pleaded guilty to a single, amended charge of the manufacture or delivery of one but less than 14 grams of heroin, according to records on file in DuPage County Circuit Court. Judge Kathryn E. Creswell accepted the plea and sentenced her to prison, records showed.

Hernandez previously had been arrested by Naperville police on July 18, 2013, near Ogden Avenue and Mill Street, on a felony charge of the attempted manufacture or delivery of more than 10 but not more than 30 grams of marijuana. Court records indicated that count was dismissed in exchange for her plea in the heroin case.

DuPage County and Cook County law enforcement officials last year said Hernandez and the other ring participants on a daily basis sold between $2,500 and $3,000 worth of heroin. Authorities said they were involved with Mexican drug cartels.

The six-month investigation was coordinated by the DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group, with assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration, Illinois State Police and 17 Chicago-area police departments.

Audrey Anderson, DUMEG supervisor and the lead case prosecutor, last year said Hernandez sold drugs from her Chrysler Pacifica minivan. She also had 17 grams of heroin in her kitchen freezer, as well as plastic bags, a drug-weighing scale and two guns in her apartment at the time of her arrest.

Her husband, Christopher Hernandez, died of a heroin overdose in Cook County Jail in Chicago shortly before her arrest.

DuPage County since 2012 has tallied an average of one heroin-related death every week.

Pamela Christensen bowed her head and quietly wept Thursday morning in court after a Kendall County judge denied a motion to have her bail reduced by half.

Christensen, charged with multiple counts of attempted murder for allegedly trying to kill her three daughters in late September in their Montgomery home, remained silent throughout the proceedings. Her lawyer, Jack Donahue, asked Judge Timothy McCann to reduce the Montgomery mother’s bail from $1 million to $500,000 in order to get Christensen out of jail and into a mental health facility.

Prosecutors objected to the motion, stating that they initially requested a higher bond for the woman, which had been denied. They cited public safety as a reason for Christensen to remain behind bars.

McCann agreed with prosecutors this time, and kept Christensen’s bond set at $1 million. Although, he said he would re-evaluate the motion at a later date if it was raised again.

“Clearly the defendant’s mental health status is an issue in these proceedings,” he said. But, McCann said he needed a more concrete mental health plan before he would consider lowering Christensen’s bond. If released, Christensen would be placed on electronic home monitoring.

Donahue said he is looking to have his client placed in a residential mental health facility, but that they’ve run into some problems.

“There are just some logistical issues,” he said, but refused to speak further about the issue or the facts of the case.

Several friends and family members of Christensen showed up for her brief appearance on Thursday morning at the Kendall County Courthouse where the 47-year-old woman stood in front of a judge for the first time since her bond call.

She was taken into custody last week after her release from an Aurora hospital and charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and unlawful restraint. She has been accused of trying to poison, stab and kill her three daughters.

The girls, ages 12, 16 and 19, were not seriously injured. Two had been stabbed in the chest.

The allegations stem from a Sept. 25 incident at the family’s Patron Lane home. According to court records, police responded to the home after receiving two hang-up 911 calls. When they arrived, Christensen answered the door dressed in all white. She had been cut and was covered in blood.

Police said the mother of three got down on her knees and admitted to trying to kill her daughters so they could go “home” and meet “Jesus Christ.” At least one daughter said Christensen asked if she accepted Jesus Christ as her savior as she held a knife to her chest.

According to DuPage County court records, Christensen had recently filed for divorce from her husband, Vaughn. Vaughn stepped down from his position as pastor of a Sugar Grove church in mid-August after he was hospitalized for an apparent suicide attempt. According to court records, police were called to the Vaughn home in August for reports of a suicidal person. Police said they had responded to the household for several suicidal threat incidents in the past 12 months.

Christensen will be in court next on Nov. 3 for a status hearing.

It what they’re calling their biggest man hunt in recent memory Aurora Police and Kane County Sheriff K-9 units have been deployed to join a manhunt for a suspect in the shooting of two McHenry County deputies early Thursday morning. The suspect was caught later in the day.

McHenry police requested K-9 units from a number of local police departments, including every single dog and handler from Aurora and Kane County in the hunt for  Scott Peters.

Scott B. Peters, 52, is the subject of a manhunt in McHenry County in connection with the shooting of two sheriff’s deputies early Thursday morning. Police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. | Handout

A man on probation for felony theft remained Thursday in DuPage County Jail on $37,750 bail, after being arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and ammunition outside an apartment complex on Naperville’s northwest side.

James M. Barnett Jr., 19, lives on the 3300 block of Fairmont Avenue, in the Heatherstone area of Naperville’s far southwest side. He faces trial in DuPage County Circuit Court on charges of unlawful possession of ammunition and possession of 2.5 grams or less of marijuana, according to Naperville police records.

Barnett was arrested about 1:16 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the 700 block of Royal St. George Drive. Sgt. Bill Davis said police went there after receiving a report of “a fight in progress.”

Police halted the driver of a silver, Volkswagen Jetta as he was trying to flee from the area, Davis wrote Thursday in an email. Police learned the driver, subsequently identified as being Barnett, “was having a domestic (quarrel) with his girlfriend prior to leaving the lot,” Davis said.

“Further investigation revealed (Barnett) had a warrant out” for failing to appear in court in connection with a felony theft case, Davis said. He was detained at the scene on that warrant.

Police “also detected an odor of cannabis coming from the vehicle,” which was then searched, Davis said. Police found a small, plastic bag containing 0.3 grams of suspected marijuana in the driver’s seat area, along with “a piece of .22-caliber firearm ammunition,” Davis said.

Barnett is well-known to Naperville police. An examination of court documents revealed he received a city of Naperville ticket for theft in October 2012, for which he was later fined and placed on court supervision.

Police arrested him again in August 2013 on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct/alarmed and disturbed, court records showed. He settled that matter a month later by paying a fine in court, records indicated.

Barnett’s most serious run-in with the law occurred Nov. 10, when police arrested him near Aurora Avenue and Route 59 on a felony charge of theft. Details of that crime could not be learned Thursday.

Court records showed Barnett shortly thereafter pleaded guilty in the case, and was sentenced to 58 days in jail and placed on two years of probation.

Prosecutors from the state’s attorney’s office on May 5 filed a petition to revoke the terms of Barnett’s sentencing, after he allegedly violated the terms of his probation, according to records. He is scheduled to appear Monday in court in that matter.

Police also arrested Barnett on Jan. 29 on a felony charge of aggravated assault/unlawful use of a deadly weapon. Records indicated that case was dismissed May 27 in Will County Circuit Court in Joliet.

A woman from Naperville’s far southwest side is free on bond and awaiting trial, after she allegedly triggered a four-vehicle traffic crash late Thursday night near Neuqua Valley High School while drunk.

Monica F. Bull, 43, lives on the 3500 block of Redwing Court, in Naperville’s Tall Grass neighborhood. Written Naperville police reports showed she is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident/driving too fast for conditions.

At least one person was injured during the crash. It occurred about 11:18 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of 95th Street and Wildcat Way, across the street from the Neuqua Valley campus.

Naperville police and fire officials on Friday did not immediately provide details of the crash, which occurred in 95th Street’s two westbound lanes.

Firefighters had to extricate one motorist from a small, black, two-door Honda, which was totally ruined in the crash.

Paramedics took the driver to the emergency room of Edward Hospital in Naperville for treatment, after the motorist’s head struck and shattered part of the car’s driver-side windshield. The extent of the injury could not be learned Friday.

The other vehicles involved in the crash were an unidentified white car, a four-door Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and a white Lexus sport utility vehicle. It was not known which belonged to Bull.

It also could not be learned whether all four motorists were driving by themselves at the time, or if some or all of them were traveling with passengers.

A portion of 95th Street was closed to traffic while tow trucks removed the Honda, Hyundai and Lexus from the scene. The fourth car suffered minor damage and was driven away by its owner.

Police on Friday were reportedly continuing their investigation into the crash.
An examination of court documents revealed Bull has received two traffic tickets, but has no criminal record in Will, DuPage and Kane counties.

A man convicted of trying to arrange a sexual rendezvous three years ago with a teenage girl from Naperville is back in jail, for allegedly violating the terms of his probation in that case.

Romeoville resident Kevin T. Zebell is being held in Will County Jail in Joliet on $300,000 bail, after a judge allowed the Will County state’s attorney’s office to pursue revocation of the terms of his sentencing and probation in the sex case.

Records on file in Will County Circuit Court showed Zebell on Aug. 5 allegedly violated his probation, reportedly by failing to undergo or continue with court-mandated counseling or treatment. Prosecutors on Aug. 18 filed a petition to revoke the terms of Zebell’s probation, according to records.

Zebell, 36, then allegedly failed to appear for a scheduled Aug. 26 court date, records indicated. He was in court Wednesday, when Associate Judge Edward A. Burmila set his new bail, records showed.

A joint investigation by members of the Naperville and Lockport police departments and the Will County sheriff’s office led to Zebell being charged with the Aug. 10, 2011, attempted arrangement of a sexual tryst with a Naperville girl.

Detective Rich Wistocki, of the Naperville police High Technology Crimes Unit, said that in 2011 a man from the city’s southwest side was monitoring his then-16-year-old daughter’s Facebook account when he “observed some inappropriate messages” from Zebell “that were sexual in nature.”

Investigators began monitoring Zebell’s communications with the girl, Wistocki said. Zebell ultimately arranged to meet her at a business in Lockport, and was arrested there on the day of the anticipated rendezvous.

Zebell, who once served as a sergeant with the Emergency Services and Disaster Agency in Romeoville, was convicted March 1, 2012, of felony charges of indecent solicitation of a child and grooming. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail, placed on two-and-a-half years probation and ordered to pay $1,190 in fines and legal fees.

Records indicated Zebell is scheduled to return to court Thursday on the alleged probation violation.

An 18-year-old man from Naperville’s far southwest side has been sentenced to jail and ordered to perform community service, after being convicted of possessing cocaine last spring during a traffic stop not far from his home.

Armand K. Mondragon, of the 2200 block of Palmer Circle in the White Eagle Club area of Naperville, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance, according to records on file in Will County Circuit Court in Joliet.

Judge Robert P. Livas accepted the plea, and on Wednesday, sentenced Mondragon to 58 days in Will County Jail. Records indicated Mondragon spent 29 days in the jail after his arrest, and with day-for-day credit for good behavior, already has completed that term and been released.

Livas also ordered Mondragon to perform 30 hours of public service and spend the next two years on probation, records showed.

Mondragon was a passenger in a friend’s black, BMW sport utility vehicle when Naperville police conducted a traffic stop about 11:23 p.m. May 5 near Cripple Creek Court and Cedar Glade Drive, in the city’s Woodlake neighborhood. The driver, an 18-year-old Naperville man, was curbed for speeding and failing to use his turn signal.

Police Sgt. Bill Davis in May said that a subsequent search showed Mondragon “had two grams of marijuana and approximately 0.5 grams of cocaine in his sock.”

A search of the SUV yielded two small, plastic bags, Davis said in an email. One of them contained 1.9 grams of marijuana, and the other 0.9 grams of that drug, he said.

Davis added that, in addition to speeding and failing to signal a turn, Mondragon’s friend was charged with driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance.

An examination of court documents revealed Mondragon had no prior criminal record in Will, DuPage and Kane counties.

The second of two motorists charged with racing or driving at high speeds last spring on a street near downtown Naperville has been sentenced in that case.

Christian D. Legasto, 24, lives on the 3000 block of Bluestem Court in the Timber Creek area of Naperville’s far south side. He pleaded guilty Wednesday in DuPage County Circuit Court in Wheaton to charges of speeding 26 to 34 mph over the posted limit and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records.

Associate Judge Mary E. O’Connor accepted Legasto’s pleas and ordered him to serve three days in the Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program, or SWAP, as part of his penalty. Records indicated the judge also placed him on a year of conditional discharge and court supervision.

Legasto and Naperville resident Richard M. Kaplan were arrested about 1:22 a.m. April 19, after their impromptu race south on Washington Street from the city’s downtown area.

Police Sgt. Bill Davis said a patrol officer watched as Legasto’s white 2002 Acura and Kaplan’s silver 1995 Honda flew down the street at speeds of 60 mph. The speed limit in that area is posted at 25 mph.

Both vehicles turned west onto Gartner Road “and did not stop for the stop sign” at the intersection of Gartner and Modaff roads, Davis wrote in an April email. Police stopped both vehicles in the parking lot of The Ponds at Naperville apartment complex, 1333 Modaff Road, where Kaplan lives, he said.

A small quantity of marijuana was found in Legasto’s pockets during a subsequent search, and a marijuana smoking pipe was recovered from his vehicle, Davis said. Another small amount of marijuana was retrieved from Kaplan’s Honda, he said.

Kaplan, 29, pleaded guilty Aug. 20 in O’Connor’s courtroom to charges of speeding more than 35 mph over the posted limit and disobeying a stop sign. Records showed O’Connor that day ordered him to perform 100 hours of community service work and placed him on a year of conditional discharge.

A respected physician from Aurora who was seriously injured Friday morning in a traffic crash in the west-central part of Naperville has died of his injuries.

Nikhil J. Siony was an internal medicine physician on the staff of the Lawndale Christian Health Center on Chicago’s west side.

A spokesman for the DuPage County coroner’s office confirmed Siony died at 12:40 a.m. Monday in Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

Siony, 45, died of “traumatic injuries” he sustained in the crash, said the spokesman, who declined to be identified by name. Coroner’s office staff members are awaiting the results of toxicological testing on Siony’s body, and the case remains under investigation, the spokesman said.

Naperville police, likewise, are continuing their investigation into the two-car crash. It occurred about 8:25 a.m. Friday at the intersection of 75th Street and Book Road, near the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve.

Rescue workers found Siony inside the wreckage of his silver, 2008 Toyota, police said Friday. They also found a damaged, black, 2009 Mazda that was being driven by Rachel Nowakowski, 30, of Villa Park.

Police Sgt. Bill Davis said Siony “was entrapped in his vehicle and needed to be extricated” by firefighters.” Due to the serious injuries, (he) was airlifted” by helicopter to Good Samaritan, Davis said.

The preliminary police investigation indicated Siony had been driving east on 75th Street. Davis said Nowakowski “proceeded to turn (onto) southbound Book Road from westbound 75th Street, and struck (Siony’s) vehicle.”

Nowakowski suffered minor injuries in the crash. She was treated at Edward Hospital in Naperville and later released.

Police on Monday charged Nowakowski with driving without a license, driving without insurance and failure to yield the right of way while making a left turn.

Lawndale Christian Health Center “has its roots in the efforts of a group of community residents, largely from Lawndale Community Church,” according to the center’s website. Those residents in 1984 “spearheaded an effort to address the lack of affordable, quality health care services in their community.”

Amanda Bratschie, the center’s marketing and communications manager, said Siony had worked there since 2005 as an internal medicine physician, and had between 500 and 600 patients.

“He was amazing,” Bratschie said Monday by telephone before reading from a brief statement that had been sent to Siony’s colleagues and patients.

Siony was “a caring and skilled clinician,” Bratschie said. His colleagues and patients “knew him to be a faithful servant, with a great sense of humor and a strong desire to live out the gospel of Christ in his daily work.”

Witnesses to the crash, or those who believe they have information about it, were asked to call the Naperville Police Department’s Traffic Unit, at 630-305-5379; or to email police Cmdr. Ken Parcel, at parcelk@naperville.il.us.

Naperville police on Tuesday appealed to the public for help in identifying a man suspected of having had “inappropriate contact” last month with a teenage girl on the city’s far southwest side.

Sgt. Bill Davis said detectives are investigating “a series of incidents involving a 15-year-old girl having inappropriate contact” with the man. The last incident occurred Sept. 26, Davis wrote Tuesday in a release.

The incidents occurred in the area of 95th Street and Route 59. That is just west of the campus of Neuqua Valley High School and the Napervile Public Library’s 95th Street facility.

Davis said images of the suspect were captured by a surveillance video camera at a nearby business the release did not identify.

The suspect is described as being a white man with tanned skin. He is about 40 years old, is tall, has a thin build, “and told the victim that his name was Joey,” the release stated.

He was last seen driving a white, four-door sedan of an unknown make and model. He also might own or be driving a blue Jeep sport utility vehicle.

Those who believe they know the man’s identity, or who think they have other information about the case, were asked to call the Naperville police investigations division, at 630-420-6276; or Naperville Crime Stoppers, at 630-420-6006.

These are incidents reported by the Naperville Police Department. Where charges have been filed, the report includes when and where the suspect was stopped or taken into custody and the nature of the charges.

Thursday, Oct. 16
1 Theft from vehicle: A 53-year-old man reported between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., a catalytic converter was cut off and stolen from a vehicle parked on the 100 block of Fourth Avenue.

Friday, Oct. 17
2 Burglary: A 51-year-old man reported that before 12:15 p.m., the front door was forced open at home on the 1200 block of Hobson Oaks Court; entry made, but no intruders found, and nothing appeared stolen.

3 Disorderly conduct: Blas Cielo, 38, Aurora; 3:56 p.m. at the Naperville police station, 1350 Aurora Ave.; charged with disorderly conduct/breach of peace.

4 Vehicular damage: A 21-year-old man reported between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., a vehicle damaged in the parking lot of Costco, 1320 S. Route 59.

5 Shoplifting: Brian M. Clemente, 20, and Carlos D. Ensastegui, 21, both of Aurora; 7:21 p.m. at Walmart SuperCenter, 2552 W. 75th St.; both charged with retail theft; Clemente also charged with aggravated battery.

6 Suspicious incident: About 7:40 p.m., “four baggies of unknown, powdery substance” found on the floor of an unidentified business on the 2800 block of 95th Street.

7 Theft: A 52-year-old man reported between 6:30 and 8:23 p.m., theft occurred at XSport Fitness, 2780 Fitness Drive.

8 Warrant: Tyler D. Nelson, 20, 100 block of East Bailey Road; 9:37 p.m. near Martin Avenue and West Street; taken into custody on arrest warrant.

Saturday, Oct. 18
9 Driving under the influence: Lashandra D. Moore, 38, 1300 block of McDowell Road; 12:39 a.m. near Ogden Avenue and Rickert Drive; charged with two counts DUI and one count speeding.

10 Improper lane use: About 1:21 p.m., unidentified driver of silver, 2012 Lexus GX 460 swerved and caused crash involving two vehicles parked near Fifth Avenue and Columbia Street; no injuries reported; driver charged with improper lane use.

11 Theft: About 2:14 p.m., theft occurred on the 500 block of Fort Hill Drive.

12 Driving too fast: About 5:09 p.m., three-vehicle, rear-end, chain-reaction traffic crash occurred near Ogden Avenue and Royal St. George Drive; no injuries reported; at-fault motorist charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident/driving too fast for conditions.

13 Property damage: A 48-year-old woman reported that before 6:22 p.m., property damaged on the 100 block of West Franklin Avenue.

14 Marijuana possession: About 7:40 p.m., juvenile charged with possession of less than 30 grams marijuana on the 2300 block of Hazel Court.

15 Warrant: Felicia M. Rosales, 29, 1300 block of Crab Apple Court; 10:31 p.m. at home; taken into custody on arrest warrant out of Will County.

16 Resisting police: David S. Martin, 19, 1200 block of Andover Circle; and Adam D. Martin, 21, Aurora; 10:46 p.m. on the 1700 block of Windward Avenue; Adam Martin charged with resisting a peace officer and obstructing a peace officer; David Martin taken into custody on two arrest warrants.

17 Property damage: About 11:30 p.m., hit-and-run vehicle struck and knocked down a mailbox outside a home on the 600 block of Springhill Circle; vehicle possibly was black, four-door Nissan.

Sunday, Oct. 19
18 DUI: Peter D. Nelson, 44, 100 block of Springwood Drive; 1:05 a.m. near Robin Hill Drive and Washington Street; charged with DUI, improper lane use and failure to signal.

19 DUI: Ryan D. Peterson, 32, 200 block of Triton Lane; 1:45 a.m. near Quigley’s Irish Pub, 43 E. Jefferson Ave.; charged with DUI, driving without insurance and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident/driving too fast for conditions.

20 DUI: Manuel Bravo-Diaz, 25, Lisle; 1:57 a.m. near Ogden Avenue and Naper Boulevard; charged with two counts DUI and one count each driving on wrong side of divided roadway, illegal possession or transportation alcohol and driving with a suspended license.

21 Battery: A 40-year-old man reported that between 1:30 and 2:13 a.m., a battery occurred on the 100 block of North Huffman Street.

22 DUI: Christopher T. Merkes, 23, 1200 block of Windemere Avenue; 3:23 a.m. near 75th Street and Olympus Drive; charged with two counts DUI and one count each driving without insurance and speeding.

23 Vehicular burglary: A 68-year-old man reported that between 7 p.m. Oct. 18 and 9 a.m., a pry tool was used to damage the door of a locked vehicle parked in the driveway of home on 2000 block of Springside Drive.

24 Vehicular damage: A 22-year-old man reported between 10 p.m. Oct. 18 and 10 a.m., a sharp object was used to etch scratches into the finish of the passenger-side door and front fender of a black, Audi A4 parked in the driveway of home on the 2400 block of Worthing Drive.

25 Traffic crash: About 2:24 p.m., a four-vehicle traffic crash occurred near 75th Street and Olympus Drive; no apparent injuries; at-fault motorist charged with driving without insurance.

26 Theft from vehicle: A 42-year-old man reported between 10 p.m. Oct. 13 and 3:23 p.m., a catalytic converter was cut off and stolen from a vehicle parked in a deck on the 400 block of South Brainard Street, on the campus of North Central College.

27 Reckless driving: Yifan Zhao, 31, 2700 block of Willow Ridge Drive; 3:33 p.m. on the 1300 block of South Route 59; charged with reckless driving, “after reportedly speeding through the busy parking lot, weaving back and forth.”

28 Theft: About 5:46 p.m., a theft occurred on the 2500 block of West 75th Street.

A former administrator with the Ray Graham Association has been sentenced to six months in DuPage County Jail, after being found guilty of stealing Illinois Link cards late last year from two disabled residents of agency-run homes in Naperville and Downers Grove.

Nakarria L. Bell, 31, of Chicago’s north side, was convicted of two felony counts of aggravated identity theft from the disabled in the DuPage County Circuit Court case. Judge Robert G. Kleeman on Tuesday sentenced her to 180 days in jail, placed her on three years of probation and ordered her to make $600 restitution, according to court records.

Bell had been indicted on 10 felony charges of aggravated identity theft from the disabled and financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled person. The other eight counts were dismissed.

The Lisle-based Ray Graham Association’s Naperville home is in the Maplebrook neighborhood, in the central part of the city. Information posted on the agency’s website said the association was established in 1950, and serves almost 2,000 adults and children in the DuPage County-area “with primarily intellectual and developmental disabilities,” along with their families.

Authorities last month said Bell abused her position as an administrator and entered the two homes. She stole the residents’ Link cards last fall from safes, and then spent $600 in card credit on groceries, gasoline and other personal purchases.

Naperville police who met early last November with Ray Graham Association officials learned a card had been stolen on or before Oct. 27 from the Naperville home. Association officials met Nov. 27 with Downers Grove police, advising them a card had been stolen over a four-day period from the agency’s home in that village.

An examination of court documents revealed Bell had no prior criminal record in DuPage, Kane and Will counties. She has been in jail since being arrested, and with day-for-day credit for good behavior, could be released in about six weeks.

A 22-year-old man who had to be subdued with a Taser during a melee last Thanksgiving outside a downtown Naperville bar has been sentenced in that case.

Burr Ridge resident Kevin J. Knox was the last of four people to be sentenced for their parts in the Thanksgiving morning fight outside Rizzo’s, at 6 W. Jefferson Ave.

Knox pleaded guilty in DuPage County Circuit Court in Wheaton to an amended, misdemeanor charge of attempting to resist or obstruct a police officer. Court records showed charges of battery, criminal trespass to land and resisting or obstructing a police officer were dismissed in exchange for that plea.

Associate Judge Thomas A. Else accepted the plea and on Monday ordered Knox to serve 10 days in the Sheriff’s Work Program, or SWAP, as part of his penalty. Else also placed Knox on a year of court supervision and ordered him to stay away from Rizzo’s, which closed earlier this year after a fire.

Naperville police went to Rizzo’s about 12:42 a.m. Nov. 28, after Knox “became combative with employees when he was ejected from the bar,” according to a written police report.

Knox “battered an employee and refused to leave,” the police narrative continued. He then “fought with (police) and refused to cooperate, leading to him being Tased” by an officer, the report stated.

As police tried to take Knox into custody, another bar patron, Sara M. Pruitt, “interfered by grabbing the hand of the officer with the Taser, and trying to pull him away from Knox.” She then “struggled with two additional officers as they removed her from the area,” according to the narrative.

A third patron, Derek K. Ahlborn, was arrested after he “tried to push (his) way” past officers to intervene in Knox’s arrest, the report read. Another man, Adrian L. Mendez, found himself arrested “after disobeying officers who had the area around the bar shut down” during the fracas, the narrative continued.

Ahlborn, 31, of Burr Ridge, pleaded guilty Dec. 26 to a city of Naperville charge of interfering with a city officer or employee. A judge placed him on an unspecified period of court supervision and ordered him to pay a fine.

Mendez, 36, of Aurora, pleaded guilty April 14 to a misdemeanor count of attempting to resist or obstruct a police officer. Court records indicated he was ordered to serve two days in SWAP and spend a year on court supervision.

Pruitt, 22, of Countryside, was found guilty July 16 of two misdemeanor counts of battery. A judge ordered her to serve five days in SWAP, perform 50 hours of community service work and spend a year on court supervision, according to records.

Two men have been arrested and as many as eight others are being sought in connection with a fight on Naperville’s northwest side. According to a police, a man was hit in the head and his car stomped on and badly damaged during the incident.

Adam D. Martin, 21, and David S. Martin, 19, both of Aurora, are free on bond and awaiting trial in the case, which Naperville police Sgt. Bill Davis said remains under investigation.

Davis said police were sent about 10:46 p.m. Saturday to investigate a report of “a fight in progress” on the 1700 block of Windward Avenue. That is in the Riverbrook West area just north of North Aurora Road and east of Route 59.

Witnesses told police between six and 10 teenagers or young men approached them in a parking lot, and that “a fight ensued between the victim and one of the subjects,” Davis said Wednesday via email. A supplemental police report indicated the victim was struck in the head.

“The remaining subjects then started kicking and jumping on the victim’s vehicle,” a maroon, 1999 Toyota Corolla, Davis said. Police, upon their arrival on the scene, found the car “had several broken windows, and the roof was collapsed,” he said.

All of the teens or young men by that time had left the area on foot. Davis said Adam Martin and David Martin, who “(matched) the description of some of the suspects,” were found walking near North Aurora Road and Golden Gate Lane, not far from the scene of the fight.

Both men were “uncooperative” when approached by police, Davis said. Adam Martin “began to walk away (from) the officers and was told to stop, and had to be physically detained,” he said.

Adam Martin “continued to resist the officers by pulling his arms away, to avoid being arrested,” Davis said. That led to his being charged with resisting a peace officer and obstruction of identification, he said.

David Martin was taken into custody on two arrest warrants that reportedly stem from traffic tickets he received earlier this year in Bolingbrook.

The police investigation “continues in reference to the fight and damage to the vehicle,” Davis said. He added police do not know what might have triggered the melee.

An examination of court documents showed Adam Martin was arrested in 2011 and charged with battery in Aurora. He also was placed on supervision, after being found guilty in a 2012 case of criminal trespass to a building in Naperville.

David Martin was arrested in 2010 and charged with resisting or obstructing a police officer in Bolingbrook, although that case was later dismissed.

Davis said he did not know how, or whether, the Martins are related to one another. Both men have arraignment dates pending in DuPage County Circuit Court in Wheaton.

An Oswego mother has filed a lawsuit against two Montgomery haunted house employees contending she and her daughter were assaulted by two actors dressed as clowns wielding “adult toys.”

According to the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Kane County, the mother was visiting the Massacre Haunted House in Montgomery on Oct. 11 with her daughter and three other minor children when the incident occurred.

The woman said she and the children arrived around 7:45 p.m., and began making their way toward the business through the parking lot when they were approached by two employees.

One actor, identified in the suit as Robert Keller, had an adult toy in his hand that he began waving and poking the victim’s minor child with, the suit said.

A second man, only identified as John Doe, had a teddy bear with him, which he had allegedly attached an adult toy to, the victim said.

The men then reportedly taunted the group, telling them that they “liked it.”

In the suit, the woman said she screamed and yelled at the men to leave them alone, but they both refused.

The woman said she got the children back inside the car and left the business before contacting police.

Keller, 23, of Algonquin, was charged with battery and disorderly conduct. The second employee has not been identified by police or charged.

The lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 in damages from both Keller and Doe, as well as Massacre Haunt Inc..

The damages sought are for mental, emotional and psychological suffering on behalf of the victim and her daughter.

“We make every effort to ensure our Halloween experience is as safe and as scary as possible,” Massacre Haunt Inc. general manager Nic Miele said in a statement. “We abide by all regulations, take all allegations of misconduct seriously, and are cooperating with police.”

A man from the south suburbs has been sentenced to four years in prison after Naperville police found him last winter with more than 2 pounds of marijuana in his car.

But the man, Printiss L. McMorris, could avoid that sentence if he completes a boot camp-style program for first-time criminal offenders run by the Illinois Department of Corrections.

McMorris, 34, of South Holland, pleaded guilty in DuPage County Circuit Court in Wheaton to a felony charge of the manufacture or delivery of more than 500 but not more than 2,000 grams of marijuana. Three companion traffic citations were dismissed, according to court records.

Paul Darrah, spokesman for State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin, confirmed McMorris was sentenced to prison Monday by Judge John J. Kinsella.

The sentence has been deferred because Kinsella also found McMorris eligible for enrollment in the IDOC’s “impact incarceration program,” or boot camp. Should McMorris complete it, he will not have to serve the prison time, Darrah said.

He added Kinsella also ordered McMorris to pay $3,182 in fines and court costs.

McMorris and an associate, Treshawn J. Clark, were arrested at 9:05 p.m. Feb. 14, after a traffic stop on Naperville’s northeast side.

Sgt. Bill Davis said members of the Naperville police Special Operations Group curbed a silver, 2005 Nissan near the intersection of Ogden Avenue and Naper Boulevard. McMorris was driving the vehicle, with Clark riding in the front passenger seat, Davis said earlier this year.

SOG members “could smell the odor of cannabis emanating from the inside of the vehicle,” and saw “small amounts of a green, leafy substance on the center console,” Davis said. An Illinois State Police K-9 unit was sent to the area, and the specially trained dog “indicated that drugs were in the vehicle,” he said.

“In the back seat of the vehicle was a suitcase that contained 2.25 pounds of suspected cannabis, having an approximate street value of $10,000,” Davis said. McMorris also “was found to have two plastic baggies containing 3.5 ounces of suspected cannabis” in his pockets, Davis said.

Clark, 20, of South Bend, Ind., pleaded guilty June 10 to the same charge police filed against McMorris. Kinsella sentenced Clark to 72 days in DuPage County Jail, and placed him on two years of probation.

These are incidents reported by the Naperville Police Department. Where charges have been filed, the report includes when and where the suspect was stopped or taken into custody and the nature of the charges.

Sunday, Oct. 19

1 Vehicular damage: A 39-year-old man reported between 9 p.m. Oct. 18 and 7 a.m., rear tires slashed on vehicle parked in driveway of home on 900 block of Hidden Lake Road.

2 Theft: A 53-year-old man reported between 10 p.m. Oct. 17 and 11:30 a.m., Compaq Presario laptop computer stolen on 1600 block of Naperville-Wheaton Road.

Monday, Oct. 20

3 Vehicular damage: A 24-year-old woman reported between 9 p.m. Oct. 19 and 7 a.m., rear, driver-side window was shattered on vehicle parked outside home on 2200 block of Lisson Road.

4 Driving too fast: About 5:33 p.m., three-vehicle, rear-end, chain-reaction traffic crash occurred near Warrenville Road and Freedom Drive; no injuries reported; at-fault motorist charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident/driving too fast for conditions.

5 Driving too fast: About 6:29 p.m., three-vehicle traffic crash occurred near Conan Doyle and Book roads; unspecified number of injuries reported; at-fault motorist charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident/driving too fast for conditions.

6 Vehicular damage: A 27-year-old woman reported between 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m., “deep, wavy scratch” etched into rear, passenger-side quarter panel of Toyota RAV4 parked on 1000 block of East Ogden Avenue.

7 Warrant: Hasan L. Simba, 25, 1600 block of Estate Circle; 10:37 p.m. at home; taken into custody on DuPage County arrest warrant.

Tuesday, Oct. 21

8 Marijuana possession: Christopher A. Mason, 24, 1900 block of Coach Drive; 12:31 a.m. near Ada and Oakton lanes; charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving without rear license plate light.

9 Marijuana possession: Trevor J. Bales, 19, 900 block of Winners Cup Court; 12:35 a.m. on 2300 block of Foxboro Lane; charged with possession of less than 2.5 grams marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful use of intoxicating compounds, consumption of alcohol by minor and resisting a peace officer.

10 Fighting: Armando Rodriguez-Delacruz, 27, 100 block of South Whispering Hills Drive; 3:17 a.m. on the first block of Testa Drive; charged with fighting, after “fight between intoxicated subjects over property.”

11 Obstructing identification: Rafael A. Crisostomo, 28, first block of South Whispering Hills Drive; 5:28 a.m. on 300 block of Testa Drive; charged with obstructing identification, after giving alias to police; also taken into custody on arrest warrant.

12 Suspended license: Becky L. Smith, 25, Bolingbrook; 8:09 a.m. near Bailey Road and Bay Court; charged with driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance.

13 Vehicular burglary: A 52-year-old woman reported between 11:15 a.m. and 1:42 p.m., GPS unit stolen from unlocked vehicle parked in lot of Naperville Public Library’s Nichols Library, 200 W. Jefferson Ave.

14 Disorderly conduct: John C. Moran, 57, 900 block of Genesee Court; 7:49 p.m. at home; charged with disorderly conduct.

The former chief executive officer of a Naperville-based adoption agency was sentenced Thursday to prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from that organization and lavishing the money on himself.

Robert G. Geniesse, 52, was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison by DuPage County Circuit Court Judge George J. Bakalis. He also was ordered to make $100,000 restitution to Our Children’s Homestead, the agency he helped found almost 20 years ago and then proceeded to bilk.

Geniesse most recently lived in Ormond Beach, Florida, and Germany. He was found guilty last month of charges of theft, personal use of charitable trust funds, wire fraud and forgery, according to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, whose office prosecuted the case.

“While CEO of the charity, Geniesse was found to have used business credit cards for personal expenses in 2009 and 2010,” Madigan said Thursday in a release. “Geniesse charged purchases to the charity, including expensive camera equipment, shopping trips to Neiman Marcus for cosmetics, home goods at Pottery Barn and Ethan Allen, a $600 trip to Binny’s Beverage Depot, and costly restaurant tabs, including a nearly $1,000 tab at Morton’s in Naperville.”

Geniesse also charged “lavish trips” to the agency’s accounts, Madigan said. Those included “an outing to a Minnesota Vikings game, a Chicago Bulls game, over $1,300 at Luxury Link in Los Angeles, and $3,800 in airline tickets overseas.”

“None of the expenses were connected to his role as CEO” of Our Children’s Homestead, Madigan said. Geniesse “betrayed the charitable mission of the organization he led, instead choosing to enrich himself and steal from his group’s donors and the families who rely on its services.”

Our Children’s Homestead has headquarters at 387 Shuman Blvd. on Naperville’s far north side and in Rockford. The 19-year-old agency helps individuals, couples and families adopt young people with special needs.

Bakalis, during Geniesse’s trial, concluded that on Sept. 30 he spent the agency’s money on personal expenses and luxuries. Federal authorities last year said he used some of the funds to finance production of at least one film.

Geniesse had protested he spent the money on agency expenses that included office supplies and furniture. Officials of Our Children’s Homestead fired him in 2011, after discovering the missing money.

A grand jury indictment declared Geniesse twice took $100,000 from the group, between Nov. 1, 2008, and March 31, 2011. Geniesse created “the impression that he was using funds of Our Children’s Homestead for business-related purposes, when he knew he was using funds for personal expenses,” the indictment read in part.

Geniesse disappeared only days before the indictment was returned. His movements were traced to Frankfurt, Germany, where his wife, a German national who also had worked for Our Children’s Homestead, was living.

He unsuccessfully fought extradition to the U.S., and since August 2013, has been in DuPage County Jail in Wheaton.

Kurt Friedenauer, CEO of Our Children’s Homestead, said Thursday by telephone that the sentencing brings a sense of closure to the agency.

“Certainly we respect the judge’s decision in this matter,” Friedenauer said. Bakalis “obviously took a lot of different factors into consideration.”

“The fact is that (Geniesse) was essentially convicted on all counts, and will serve some period of incarceration as a result,” Friedenauer said. “So, at this point, it brings more closure to this matter, and our agency can now move on from this, and continue to provide quality services to the children in our care.”

One man faces possible deportation and another a charge of aggravated battery, after Naperville police said they shoplifted from the new Wal-Mart SuperCenter in the far west-central part of the city.

Aurora residents Carlos D. Ensastegui, 21, and Brian M. Clemente, 20, remain in DuPage County Jail in Wheaton where their bails are set at $25,000 each. Jail records showed a “no bond” detainer has been placed on Ensastegui by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Both men face trial on felony charges of retail theft, according to records on file in DuPage County Circuit Court. Clemente also is charged with felony aggravated battery of a merchant, for allegedly punching a store security worker in the face.

Naperville police Sgt. Bill Davis said Ensastegui and Clemente were arrested about 7:21 p.m. Oct. 17, after a disturbance at the Wal-Mart, 2552 W. 75th St. The sprawling store opened earlier this year, relocating from its longtime, smaller home opposite Aurora’s Westfield Fox Valley shopping center on Route 59.

Davis said police were called after security personnel noted Clemente and Ensastegui “walking suspiciously together in the women’s apparel department and again in the men’s apparel department.”

Clemente allegedly picked out “a plaid, flannel jacket and put it on,” Davis wrote in an email. He and Ensastegui allegedly loaded a shopping cart with men’s and women’s clothing and liquor, which they then pushed toward the exit doors, “bypassing the checkouts,” Davis said.

Security workers “then attempted to stop the subjects, (and) Clemente began to fight with them,” Davis said. “During the struggle, Clemente (allegedly) struck (a female employee) in the face with a closed fist, using his right hand.”

The merchandise Ensastegui and Clemente are accused of trying to steal had a total retail value of $381. Davis’ email did not state the extent of the security worker’s injury.

An examination of records on file in Kane County Circuit Court revealed Ensastegui was arrested in January by Aurora police and charged with retail theft. He paid a $300 fine the next month to settle the matter, records indicated.

He also was charged in August 2013 with aggravated assault and endangering the health or life of a child in Aurora. Records showed he was subsequently placed on 11 months of conditional discharge, a form of probation, on the child endangerment count.

Clemente was arrested May 12 by Aurora police and charged with criminal trespass to land, as well as several alcohol- and traffic-related infractions, according to records. He was fined $300 about a month later, and placed on an unspecified period of court supervision, records indicated.

Neither Ensastegui nor Clemente has a criminal record in DuPage or Will counties.

Clemente is scheduled to appear Tuesday in court to answer the charges in the Wal-Mart matter. Ensastegui is set to appear in court Nov. 10.