'Several Glass Bottles Of Corona Around,' Joliet Stab Victim Suffers 4 Deep Lacerations To His Calf

JOLIET, IL — In what might be the first time ever, Will County Judge John Pavich has actually imposed the SAFE-T-Act's dangerous standard and ordered that a Joliet stabbing defendant remain in the Will County Jail following a wild weekend party in the St. Pat's Neighborhood that got out of hand.

Will County Jail logs show that 35-year-old Oscar Sabogal-Herrera is now being incarcerated indefinitely on two crimes of aggravated battery following his latest Joliet police arrest on Saturday. This marks the fourth time in the Will County Jail over the past three years for Sabogal-Herrera, who hails from Chicago.

According to the Will County State's Attorney's Office filing, at 10;49 a.m., Joliet Police responded to the house at 201 Hunter Avenue and saw a 2014 Ford Focus in the back yard of the residence. The vehicle had struck a red Chevy Express van and a fence.

Officer saw damage to the front bumper of the van and heavy damage to the side of the Ford Focus. The rear window and driver side windows of the Ford Focus were broken and there were circular cuts to the rear driver's window consistent with a glass bottle of beer, prosecutors pointed out.

"There were also several glass bottles of Corona around and inside the passenger's front seat. All parties did not speak English and translation was provided by one of the officers," the court documents show.

Officers spoke with the wife of the victim who stated that they were at 201 Hunter hanging out and drinking. She stated that her husband was tired and he left. She called him back hours later to pick her up. She said that is when Sabogal Herrera, the defendant, and his brother started yelling in reference to him leaving his wife earlier in the night, court files noted.

She said an argument started and that is when they got in the car to leave. "Defendant and his brother started to throw beer bottles and hit and kick the car. She said then they crashed into the fence. She said that she was struck during the fight and she was bleeding from the upper lip. It should be noted that their young child was in the car seat in the rear of the vehicle during this time. He appeared to be uninjured," prosecutors outlined in their petition.

While at St. Joe's hospital, the stabbing victim related that they were at the residence drinking and he got tired and left. He returned to pick up his wife hours later. He stated that
Sabogal Herrera and his brother were upset that he had left his wife for so long. He said that an argument started. He tried to get in his vehicle to leave but they began to throw bottles and
strike his vehicle. He said he accidently put the vehicle in drive instead of reverse and he struck the van and a fence, court records state.

He stated he did not hit any person. He said his driver's window was broken by Sabogal Herrera and he used his legs to kick at them to protect himself. That is when Sabogal Herrera and his brother displayed knifes and cut him in his left calf, prosecutors pointed out.

The stabbing victim suffered four deep lacerations to his left calf. Officers also spoke with Leidy Ospina Salazar who stated that they were drinking all night and the eventual stabbing victim left. When he came back, an argument started between her husband, Sabogal Herrera, his brother, and the victim. She said that the stabbing victim got in the car and tried to run her over, court documents show.

She said she was struck by the front of the Ford Focus. That
is when Sabogal Herrera and his brother attacked the car.

Ospina Salazar had a red mark on her left leg and appeared to be limping, prosecutors advised Judge Pavich.