Suspect Denied Bail by DuPage County Judge
A Chicago man out on probation from Cook County after pleading guilty to aggravated domestic battery allegedly decided to double down on his crime by breaking into a house where his ex-girlfriend was visiting.
He is now in the custody of DuPage County, which clearly takes a very different view of letting offenders get back on the streets so quickly.
On Saturday, August 6, at approximately 4:12 a.m., officers with the Naperville Police Department responded to a call of a residential break-in on Smokey Court in Naperville. Upon their arrival, officers found several men holding down another man, later identified as 24-year-old Adam Stone, outside the residence.
Police allege that Stone went to the residence where his ex-girlfriend was visiting and, once there, broke a basement window and entered the home. Once inside, according to police, Stone fought with occupants and eventually was forced out of the house. Stone then threw a landscape brick through the front window of the residence. He also threw a landscape brick through the windows of two vehicles parked in the victim’s driveway.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced that on Sunday morning, the State’s motion to deny bail for Stone was granted. Stone appeared at a bond hearing Sunday morning where Judge Leah Bendik granted the State’s motion to deny bail. In all, Stone has been charged with one count of Home Invasion – Causing Injury (Class X Felony) and three counts of Criminal Damage to Property (Class 4 Felony).
“It is alleged that while on probation after pleading guilty to aggravated domestic battery, Mr. Stone broke into a private residence and fought with the occupants before being ejected from the home,” Berlin said. “Judge Bendik’s denial of bail for Mr. Stone sends the message that in DuPage County, we take domestic violence as alleged in this case extremely seriously and anyone suspected of committing such a crime will be met with the full force of the law. I thank the Naperville Police Department for their efforts on this case. I also thank Assistant State’s Attorneys Denis Cahill and Grace Barsanti for their efforts in preparing a strong case against Mr. Stone.”
“Naperville residents have an expectation and a right to feel safe and secure in their community, and that is especially true within their homes,” Arres said. “The Naperville Police Department takes these breaches of safety and security very seriously. The fact that this crime was allegedly committed by an individual out on probation makes this breach of safety that much more concerning. Thankfully, none of the victims were seriously injured during this incident.”
Stone’s next court appearance is scheduled for August 12, 2022, in front of Judge Margaret O’Connell.
[Editor’s note: It is our policy to avoid identifying suspects or providing their mug shots until they are convicted in a court of law. Not everybody likes that policy. But we believe that it is grossly unfair to the accused to plaster their name and photo across the internet when, according to the law, they are considered innocent. In this case, however, we have chosen to identify the man, and provide his photo, as he was acting while on probation for a crime to which he had already pleaded guilty.]
