Press Release: 2009

Charges upgraded to murder in Channahon shooting after one victim dies Friday morning

July 17 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announces today that charges against four individuals alleged to be involved in last week’s shooting and home invasion in Channahon have been upgraded to first-degree murder. Jason S. Orasco, 24, of Channahon, Matthew Edwards, 17, of Joliet, Ashley Hill, 17, of Joliet, and Mary Vetor, […]

Man gets 20 years for attempted murder for stabbing his 6-week-old baby with knife

July 15 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced on Wednesday (July 15, 2009) that a Romeoville man who stabbed his 6-week-old child in the chest with a folding knife last year has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Miguel Villarreal, 26, of 1914 Cobblestone, Romeoville, was convicted May 7 of attempted […]

Bridgeview man gets seven years in prison for DUI crash that killed 10-year-old Morris girl

July 14 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced that a 27-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison for driving while drunk and causing a wreck that killed a 10-year-old girl and seriously injured her 15-year-old brother. Thomas Fisher, of Bridgeview, pleaded guilty in May to two counts of […]