Thursday, November 8, 2012
Hugh T. Copeland, 71, pleaded not guilty Wednesday, Nov. 7 to 18 counts of felony charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a child over a two-year period.
A 71-year-old Homewood man pleaded not guilty Wednesday, Nov. 7 to 18 felony counts of criminal sexual assault and abuse stemming from allegations that he abused a juvenile over two years. Hugh T. Copeland has been in custody since Oct. 3 on a $300,000 D bond, which means he would need to have $30,000 to be released. Dressed in the customary khaki-colored Cook County Department of Corrections garb, Copeland entered his plea alongside his attorney Wayne Johnson in Judge Michele Simmons' Markham courtroom. Assistant State's Attorney Jennifer Bagby will be prosecuting the case and counsel exchanged evidence as they begin the pre-trial discovery phase. Bagby gave Johnson 45 pages of documents, including a police report and the grand jury …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Hugh T. Copeland, who is still in custody on a $300,000 bond, appeared with his two attorneys in a Markham courtroom Wednesday, Oct. 24.
The arraigment of a 71-year-old Homewood man who has been accused of sexually assaulting a child over a two-year period has been set for next month. Hugh T. Copeland has been in custody since Oct. 3 on a $300,000 bond. He appeared in a Markham courtroom before Cook County Judge Darron E. Bowden at a brief hearing Wednesday, Oct. 24; two attorneys filed their appearance for his defense. Just as Copeland was being led out of lock-up, with a pronounced limp and in khaki-colored Department of Corrections garb, a sound that could have been a laugh or a cough emerged from the galley. Bowden stopped the proceedings to ask the person who made the noise to remove themselves from the courtroom. When nobody owned up to the interruption, he ordered …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Authorities say Hugh Copeland, 71, assaulted the juvenile victim over the course of two years.
As a bespectacled elderly man was led by sheriff's deputies into a courtroom of the Markham courthouse Wednesday, Oct. 3, murmurs arose from the seated crowd as some wondered what the man could have done. That murmuring stopped as Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Richard Stake Jr. read the charges against 71-year-old Hugh T. Copeland: aggravated sexual assault of a child. A stunned silence took its place. Authorities say Copeland of Homewood sexually assaulted a juvenile over the course of two years, with the most recent incident occurring on Aug. 12. Stake told Judge Darron E. Bowden that Copeland had made admissions to police regarding some of the incidents. The judge set bail at $300,000. Copeland must pay $30,000 to be released. …
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Homewood Police are investigating 14 similar instances after Warren P. Montgomery was charged after assaulting two Homewood residents.
A Chicago man who was charged on Monday, June 6 after allegedly assaulting his Homewood girlfriend and choking her daughter has been investigated by the Homewood Police Department in 14 other related incidents with that same girlfriend, according to police. Warren P. Montgomery, 32, of the 2100 block of W. 114th St., is charged with two counts of domestic battery after police say he punched his girlfriend in the mouth, then choked her juvenile daughter with his hands around her neck. The girl defended herself by hitting Montgomery with her fists as he was choking her, according to the report. Montgomery also shattered the entrance door to the girlfriend's apartment on Elder, then fled northbound on Halsted in a Toyota Camry, according to …
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
A Homewood party turned traumatic for a South Chicago Heights woman last weekend.
A South Chicago Heights woman said she believed she was drugged and sexually assaulted at a Homewood party last weekend, and the case is under active investigation, police said. The woman received treatment at St. James Hospital, where a rape kit was collected and the woman's clothing were turned over to Homewood police, acording to the report. The woman told police she attended a party Saturday in the 1200 block of Jeffery Drive, where she met a man who identified himself only as "Chuck," police said. The woman said she wore a T-shirt, jogging pants and underwear to the party, but lost consciousness and awoke in an upstairs bedroom hours later, undressed except for a loosened brassiere. The woman said that although she drank alcohol at …
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Macdonald A. Arrey was so intoxicated while driving, police had to park his car for him, according to reports.
A 56-year-old Glenwood man was charged with driving under the influence and improper lane use after an officer had to park the man’s SUV for him, according to the report. Macdonald A. Arrey, of the 1100 block of Wisconsin Street, was observed driving erratically in a silver sports utility vehicle shortly before midnight, police said. After witnessing the vehicle cross the road line several times, an officer activated his siren and lights and pulled Arrey over, according to the report. Arrey pulled over, scraping tires along the sidewalk, but was unable to put the car in park, police said. Instead, Arrey repeatedly reached for a "nonexistent gear shifter on the side of the steering column," according to the report. At that point, the …
Friday, May 6, 2011
Homewood police reports, May 1-3
TUESDAY, MAY 3 Police say two men went on a "fishing expedition" at the Homewood Jewel-Osco store, then fled after a confrontation with the manager. The two men approached the meat counter, and requested a quantity of fish which totaled $190, according to the police report. The two men then rolled their shopping cart to Aisle Three in the grocery store, where a store employee saw one of the men slide the fish beneath his navy blue coat, police said. The two men tried to leave but were confronted by a store employee who demanded they return the fish, police said. After successfully regaining possession of the fish, a manager sternly told the men never to return, police said. A Flossmoor woman working out at the Homewood-Flossmoor Racquet …
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Homewood police reports, March 24-27
Broken Window Someone broke the rear window of a Hazel Crest man’s vehicle sometime between 2 and 2:30 a.m. on the 18300 block of Cowing Court, according to police. Domestic Disturbance Police said Chaniquiia Joubert, 23, of the 900 block of 193rd Street in Glenwood, was charged with domestic battery, battery and resisting an officer, while Zakiya Wright, 25, of the first block of Leims Road in Park Forest was charged with one count of criminal damage to property after they got into an argument at 3 p.m. on the 17900 block of Cherrywood Lane. According to the police report, Joubert said Wright was inside her vehicle, and began punching and kicking the interior of the vehicle during a verbal altercation. Wright said Joubert struck her in …
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Homewood police reports, Jan. 24-30
Someone broke into a Chicago man’s vehicle on the 17500 block of Halsted Street between noon and 5:15 p.m., according to police. The burglar stole a TV/radio device and a radar detector, which added up to $675 in losses, according to police. Someone stole an iPhone, valued at $300, and $20 from a Homewood man at the H-F Sports Complex between 3:40 p.m. and 4 p.m. according to police. Someone struck a Homewood man’s vehicle at 1 a.m. on the 18300 block of Center Avenue, according to police. Police said that the driver’s side mirror was completely knocked off of the vehicle, causing $250 worth of damage. Matthew P. Conner, 23, of the 1400 block of Lilac Ln. in Evansville, IL, was charged with retail theft after stealing $158.25 worth of …
Joel
9:41 pm on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Put him away judge. He has probably been doing this for years. more ›