Thursday, April 18, 2013
Nuclear engineer and Navy vet Michael Buhrman, 32, has been missing since jumping bail in September 2012 after his arrest for the May carjacking in a Kohl’s parking lot at the border of Woodridge and Darien.
A jury has convicted in absentia former nuclear engineer Michael Buhrman, 32, of Coal City, of a class-X felony for the May 2012 aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm of a woman’s car in a Kohl’s parking lot in Woodridge. Buhrman, who removed a GPS monitoring device in September 2012 and jumped bail, remains a fugitive. DuPage County prosecutors believe that he may have fled the country. A no-bond arrest warrant remains active for him. The jury deliberated for just 45 minutes before returning their guilty verdict to Judge Kathryn Creswell, a DuPage County State’s Attorney office release said. “Nearly one year ago, Michael Buhrman pointed a loaded weapon at an innocent woman’s head and stole her car just for the thrill of it,” …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A judge overruled attorneys' objections and will allow cameras in the trial of Willow Springs resident Johnny Borizov, set to begin next month, for a Darien triple-murder.
Monday, March 18, 2013
A judge overruled attorneys' objections and will allow cameras in the trial of Willow Springs resident Johnny Borizov, set to begin next month, for a Darien triple-murder.
The trial of a man charged with plotting the murder of three Darien residents will be open to photographers and videographers, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday, a first in DuPage County according to the newspaper. Johnny Borizov of Willow Springs will be on trial beginning April 16 for the murder of Jeffrey, Lori and Michael Kramer, who were shot to death in March 2010 by Jacob Nodarse in a scheme, prosecutors allege, plotted by Borizov and meant to kill Angela Kramer, daughter of Jeffrey and Lori, sister of Michael, and father of Borizov's son. Angela Kramer was in the house at the time and survived by hiding in a closet and dialing 911, officials have said. Nodarse pleaded guilty in 2011 to a single murder count in a deal with …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Rosemary Deno, a former Darien school district employee, was charged with misdemeanor theft after turning herself in Friday. All of the stolen money has been reimbursed to the district.
A former employee of Darien School District 61 was charged with stealing from the district after turning herself in, officials announced Friday. According to a district press release, the employee made fraudulent time sheet entries that inflated the number of hours which the defendant is entitled to be paid. Rosemary Deno, 61, of the 6000 block of Lee Avenue in Downers Grove, was charged with misdemeanor theft on Friday after turning herself in at the DuPage County Courthouse. Her next court date is March 13. School officials were aware this was happening last year. At the Aug. 28, 2012, board meeting, member Claudia Manley mentioned the incident. At that point, the employee no longer worked in the district and the $1,600 in stolen …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Yashesh Desai, 22, was found not guilty of the August 2011 murder of his father by reason of insanity.
A Woodridge man was found not guilty of murdering his father with a weed trimmer by reason of insanity, according to The Chicago Tribune. Yashesh Desai, 22, of Woodridge, was accused of his father's murder in August 2011. On Monday, DuPage County Judge Robert Kleeman ruled Desai not guilty based on insanity. Desai was charged with first-degree murder in August 2011 after Woodridge police responded to a call and found Desai's father, Sanjiv Desai, lying on a futon in the computer room of his house in Plover Court. Read more from The Chicago Tribune. Just hours before police found Sanjiv Desai dead, a Facebook user registered as Yashesh Sanjiv Desai published dozens of comments on his page, including a list of weapons he said he needed and…
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Adam Belmont, of Northlake, is charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Woodridge resident Alyssa Van Meter.
A Northlake man is accused of stabbing to death and then sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, a Woodridge resident. He was denied bond in DuPage County Court on Monday. According to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, 23-year-old Adam Belmont, of Northlake, is charged with the first-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend, Woodridge resident Alyssa Van Meter. Belmont appeared in court Monday and was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of home invasion, both Class X felonies. His next court date is Jan. 14. If convicted, Belmont faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. Woodridge police responded to a call at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 15 in Forest Drive …
Monday, November 19, 2012
A look back at some of the recent court dispositions for cases in DuPage County.
A grand jury has indicted a Lisle man on telephone harassment and aggravated battery charges stemming from an October incident involving a high school volleyball game. John Kasik is accused of leaving threatening messages for his daughter's volleyball coach at Lisle High School, and later bumping the school's athletic director during a meeting. Kasik is free on $300,000 bail with a scheduled court appearance - at which he will likely be arraigned - on Nov. 19. The former Naperville Library Board president charged earlier this year with stealing nearly $26,000 from an area homeowners association recently pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge. Jerome Feldott was arrested in April after an investigation into missing funds belonging to the …
Monday, November 12, 2012
A review of some of the latest court dispositions from DuPage and Kane counties.
A Virginia man convicted last month of attempted predatory sexual assault of a child and sexual exploitation wants a new trial, court records show. Priyang Parikh awaits sentencing, but has filed a motion claiming he should be granted a new trial because of pre-trial errors by the judge and because jurors were not given the option of public indecency as an available lesser offense for consideration. The jury found Parikh guilty of exposing himself to a young girl at a 2010 wedding in Elmhurst. A young girl, and other children, chased Parikh out of the hotel after he took the girl into a side room under the pretense of giving her candy. She opened her eyes to see Parikh exposing himself, according to prosecutors. He faces a minimum of four …
Monday, October 22, 2012
Patch recaps news from high-profile court cases in DuPage and Kane counties.
Wheaton: A 23-year-old Elgin woman faced felony theft and fraud charges after prosecutors accused her of stealing more than $500 from the DuPage County Employees Credit Union. Hermila Garcia, an employee at the financial institution, took the money in July after falsifying documents that said she transferred the money from her drawer to the vault. She was indicted last month of two counts each of theft, financial institution fraud and misappropriation of financial institution of property. She returns to court on Nov. 16. Related: Elmhurst: A 24-year-old Chicago man has denied charges he held up a gas station. Mario Williams, who is on parole for retail theft, remains in DuPage County Jail on $300,000 bail charged with armed robbery and …
Monday, October 15, 2012
A look back at recent court dispositions in DuPage and Kane counties.
A 51-year-old man, who last lived in Downers Grove, recently pleaded guilty to swindling money from an elderly resident. Metlow Miller admitted to one count of aggravated home repair fraud in connection to an April encounter with an 83-year-old man. Miller told the man he would fix cracks in his driveway and sidewalk for $32, but then told the man it would case nearly $1,300. The man paid Miller $950, although no work was performed. Miller received 180 days in DuPage County Jail, 24 months of probation and was ordered to pay restitution, as well as $650 in court costs. Elmhurst: A DuPage County grand jury has indicted a 24-year-old Chicago man on charges he held up a gas station on Sept. 13. Mario Williams remains in DuPage County Jail on…
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