Joliet Man Fights Disabled Roommate, Pulls Knife During Confrontation On Washington Street: Prosecutors

JOLIET, IL — For the fourth time since the middle of last December, 61-year-old Joliet resident Michael Quinn finds himself in jail, and his latest arrest by Joliet police includes allegations he attacked a person who has a physical disability.

Will County prosecutors have charged Quinn with three counts of aggravated battery, three counts of domestic battery, resisting a peace officer and violation of pretrial release.

Quinn has been the focus of multiple Joliet Patch crime stories in recent history. Some of the stories are reshared at the bottom of this story.

According to the prosecution's successful pretrial detention petition, one week ago, on Oct. 14, Joliet police officers responded to the 400 block of West Washington Street and saw first responders in the back of an ambulance with Michael Quinn, the defendant.

Joliet's Police Department advised that Quinn's roommate had just called, advising the two of them had an altercation earlier and that Quinn had a knife, court files allege.

Officers patted the defendant down and he became agitated, prosecutors outlined.

"Defendant then began fighting officers. Defendant fell backwards and officers delivered an elbow to defendant's face to gain compliance," court records show. "Defendant was then compliant with officers after officers struck defendant in the face with their elbow."

At the scene, the officers then spoke with the victim, who advised that Quinn is his personal assistant through the state due to him being disabled. Quinn also resides with the victim a
few days a week. According to court records, the victim "advised defendant got into an altercation that turned physical. (The victim) advised he attempted to walk past defendant in the kitchen and
defendant got upset ... advised defendant he is more than welcome to leave the residence if he is not happy ... Defendant responded by punching him in the chest."

Here's a look back at some of Joliet Patch's previous stories from the past two years involving Quinn:

Joliet Man, 60, With Incredibly Long History Of Domestic Violence Lands In Will County Jail: Prosecutors

According to the prosecution's petition to deny pretrial release, Joliet police responded to Quinn's apartment unit on West Washington Street at 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 17. The female victim told officers she was sitting on the couch when her roommate, Quinn, charged at her and elbowed her once in the back. She recorded the incident on her phone and showed it to the Joliet police officers, providing a "corroborating series of events," prosecutors said.

The woman suffered a small bruise to her back area.

Baseball Bat Attack On South Larkin Avenue Lands Joliet Man In Handcuffs, Weapon Confiscated: Police

According to police spokesman Dwayne English, at 9:12 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, officers responded to the 200 block of South Larkin for a report of a man striking a person with a baseball bat. Responding officers were advised that the suspect had fled in a vehicle.

While checking the area, officers found a male victim walking nearby who had sustained head and facial injuries from being struck with a bat. The victim was transported to St. Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department for treatment of their injuries, according to police.